Firefighters tackle blaze in London's West Hampstead flat

Firefighters tackle blaze in London's West Hampstead flat

Reuters Staff

Firefighters tackle a blaze in a block of flats on fire in West Hampstead, London, England, July 26, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Matt Alis/via REUTERS

(Reuters) - A huge fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in London’s West Hampstead, forcing about 50 people to evacuate the block in the early hours of Thursday.

About 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were tackling the blaze on Inglewood Road, the London Fire Brigade said bit.ly/2mHK4UP.

Firefighters assisted two people from the first floor, it said.

“The fire is believed to have started in a flat on the fourth floor,” fire brigade station manager Clainton Murray said.

“The fire is also affecting the roof and in the early stages was very visible for miles around.”

The fire brigade was called in at 0104 a.m. (past midnight GMT), it said in a statement, adding that the cause of the fire was not known yet.

Neighbors took to social media to post photos and videos of the incident.

(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

 

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Fire in #WestHampstead. @LondonFire seem to have it under control, amazing work! pic.twitter.com/lQrosrax40

— Sam Modlin (@SamModlin) July 26, 2018