Fleet Street fire: 30 firefighters put out blaze in flat above historic Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub
The London Fire Brigade has brought a blaze under control in a flat above the infamous Cheshire Cheese pub on Fleet Street this afternoon.
The emergency service sent 30 firefighters and six fire engines to deal with the incident. No one was injured.
LFB were called at 2.32pm, to a fire in a four room flat on the first floor, a spokeswoman told City A.M. The fire was under control by 3.43pm. The cause of the fire is now under investigation.
We've got 4 fire engines and 20 firefighters at a fire on Fleet Street in EC4. More info soon #FleetStreet pic.twitter.com/g3bgecuq6W
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) November 11, 2015
A flat above a pub on #FleetStreet is on fire & we've got 6 engines, 30 firefighters at the scene. Pic @PremSafety pic.twitter.com/XONgH2O760
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) November 11, 2015
The flat was above the world-famous Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, which was actually built shortly after the Great Fire of London in 1666.
The pub, which is Grade II listed, has been frequented by literary giants ranging from Dr Johnson and Alfred Tennyson to Arthur Conan Doyle and PG Wodehouse.
London Fire Brigade's borough commander for The City John Simpson said: "Quick actions by our firefighters meant that the fire was confined to the shop's extraction system and the two flats above. Hard work by crews at the scene also ensured the shop's interior was unaffected and that the blaze didn't spread to the historic Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub next door."