London Fire Brigade sends almost 60 firefighters, eight engines to tackle Old Street blaze
Update: Firefighters have brought a huge blaze, which broke out in City of London's Old Street, under control.
London Fire Brigade originally dispatched 35 firefighters and six fire engines to attend the incident. It then increased that to eight fire engines and 60 firefighters.
LFB was called out at 8:44am this morning, and received 26 calls in total. The fire was under control by 10:15am.
Police were also called to the scene.
20 firefighters are tackling a fire in a building on Old Street in the City of #London. More to follow soon. pic.twitter.com/HlaN7eqsro
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) November 12, 2015
Way too close to home – Old Royal Mail building up in smoke! #oldstreet pic.twitter.com/m7kE4M4Vgx
— Aivory Gaw (@ivory717) November 12, 2015
@LondonFire taken from Goswell Road a short time ago #EC1 pic.twitter.com/dKvPfxZuAL
— Robin (@Rat20valve) November 12, 2015
Crazy fire going on here in Old Street 😳 pic.twitter.com/91I7gHpQlu
— Stephanie Bennett (@StephsBubble) November 12, 2015
Avoid Old Street if you can, #fire on the old Royal Mail building…fire engines everywhere. pic.twitter.com/jOKJa48PDM
— Greenwich Live (@greenwichlive) November 12, 2015
The cause of the fire is not currently known, but it affected five floors of a six-storey building, which was under demolition. An investigation is now underway.
There have been no reports of any injuries at this stage, the LFB said.
It comes just a day after the fire brigade saved historic pub Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, following a fire in a nearby flat.