Fire at block of flats in Turin Street, London, 24 June 2017

[gregjrichards]

Dozens of firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at a block of flats in London.

Eight fire engines were sent to the scene in Turin Street in Bethnal Green.

Flames were seen shooting from the windows with thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

Bethnal Green Road has been closed as firefighters tackle the blaze.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-flat-blaze-Bethnal-Green.html#ixzz4kwHhSaym

I'm praying for everyone involved.

 

[gregjrichards]

Third floor flat and roof is alight on Turin Street in #BethnalGreen. Now 10 fire engines there







No cladding thankfully.

 

[gregjrichards]

London Fire Brigade @LondonFire
Man has been taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. We took fifty 999 calls to the fire

 

[gregjrichards]

"More than 70 firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at a block of flats in Bethnal Green.

Ten fire engines and 72 officers were sent to the scene in Turin Street on Saturday afternoon.

Thick black smoke poured into the sky as firefighters fought the blaze which broke out in a third floor flat.

Images and video footage showed bright flames billowing from the roof."

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...-tackle-blaze-at-block-of-flats-a3572486.html

 

[Elainera]

My God! Poor Londoners!

Thank God this fire looks comparatively small, and it's not a highrise, and as you say, thankfully no cladding, but still, it's frightening.

Hopefully the person in hospital will recover.

 

[gregjrichards]

My God! Poor Londoners!

Thank God this fire looks comparatively small, and it's not a highrise, and as you say, thankfully no cladding, but still, it's frightening.

Hopefully the person in hospital will recover.

Yes thankfully it doesn't appear to be a major fire and people were evacuated in time.

The roof has been completely destroyed.

 

[Elainera]

Indeed! Probably an uninhabited attic?

 

[Shiressleuth]

Roof insulation? What was burning so fiercely in this fire with such black smoke? A good job it was a top floor flat but as the roof now looks completely gone there will be more homeless by the look of it. And what started the fire this time?

 

[Elainera]

Roof insulation? What was burning so fiercely in this fire with such black smoke? A good job it was a top floor flat but as the roof now looks completely gone there will be more homeless by the look of it. And what started the fire this time?

bbm maybe something was stored up there?