Over a hundred firefighters bring blaze at Brentford Travelodge under control
A major fire at a Travelodge in Brentford has been brought under control, after more than 100 firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blaze.
Firefighters were called to the blaze in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Around 160 guests and staff were evacuated, with no reports of injuries at this stage.
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Station commander Nathan Hobson, who was at the scene, said that when firefighters arrived they were met “by a rapidly developing fire”:
“A single storey bin room on the ground floor was alight and the fire had already spread to an adjacent hotel of five floors.
“Firefighters carried out a systematic search of the hotel and fought the fire internally which helped stop the fire spreading further.”
He added that the fire brigade had received 17 999 calls for the major incident. 15 five engines were dispatched to the scene, on Brentford’s High Street.
One witness tweeted that “a member of the public ran up and down every corridor on each floor” of the Travelodge “telling us to leave”.
Other witnesses took photos and footage of the blaze:
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London Fire Brigade assistant commissioner Graham Ellis said: “This is an excellent example of multi-agencies working together to bring a challenging incident under control with no injuries. “
Fire crews will continue to damp down pockets of fire during the morning. Emergency services have asked commuters to avoid the area if possible.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by fire officers and the police.
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