MORE than 70 firemen were tackling a blaze at a block of flats in south London last night.
A flat was ‘completely alight’ on the 11th floor of the 17-storey building on Hillingdon Street in Walworth, the London Fire Brigade said.
BBC News quoted a spokesperson as saying that they received the first of more than 40 calls reporting the blaze in the afternoon and that 10 fire engines had been deployed. A woman had left the property before they arrived.
Station commander Tony Perks, who was at the scene, said: “This is a very visible fire, and the area is becoming increasingly busy as a result. People are advised to avoid the area at this time, while crews damp down remaining hot spots.”
No other information was available at the time of going to Press.
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