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Fireplace spreads alongside row of properties in big blaze in north London

NewsFireplace spreads alongside row of properties in big blaze in north London
London Fire Brigade Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are tackling a fire at a row of terraced houses on Silkstream Road in Burnt Oak. The roof, most of the first floor and part of the ground floor of a mid terraced house is alight. The roof and half of the first floor of a second mid terraced house is alight. The rooves of two other terraced houses are also alight. Half of the roof of a fifth house is also alight. Local residents are advised to keep their windows and doors shut due to smoke travel in the area. One of the Brigade's 32-metre turntable ladders is being used as a water tower to help tackle the fire from above. Control Officers took the first of 36 calls at 1604 and have mobilised crews from Hendon, West Hampstead, Mill Hill and surrounding fire stations to the scene. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
A number of hearth engines had been noticed on scene (Image: London Fireplace Brigade)

Greater than 70 firefighters are working to place out a blaze which noticed a row of terraced properties in north London go up in flames.

Residents have been evacuated after the properties had been engulfed simply earlier than 4 pm this afternoon on Silkstream Highway, Burnt Oak, Barnet.

The London Fireplace Brigade (LFB) is at present making an attempt to place out the flames, which have unfold to the roof and a part of the primary ground in a mid-terraced dwelling.

The roofs of three different properties have additionally reportedly been broken, prompting crews from Hendon, West Hampstead, Mill Hill and different stations to reply.

Residents had been seen standing exterior in a daze as first responders labored to convey it below management.

It’s unclear what sparked the hearth, however there are not any studies of casualties up to now.

Major Fire in Burnt Oak as 70 Firefighters Battle Blaze Across Terraced Homes UKNIP
A number of engines are on the scene (Image: UKNIP)

Residents are being urged to avoid the world till the hearth is below management.

One girl wrote on Fb: ‘Unhappy to say that the roofs are collapsing like stacks of dominoes. Stunning.’

St Alphage Church Corridor advised Metro the hearth is affecting three homes, however their corridor is untouched.

‘It’s simply behind the park, which is subsequent door to the church corridor,’ they advised Metro.

Unitas, Barnet Youth Zone advised Metro: ‘

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