BRKG 7/3 30 PEOPLE [rescued / 2 children killed ] BURNING BUILDING IN SOUTH LONDON
Karnie
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About 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a block of flats in south-east London.
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said people are believed to be inside the building in Havil Street, Camberwell.
Firefighters using breathing apparatus were called to the scene at about 1620 BST on Friday, the spokesman added.
About 18 fire engines and specialist equipment are being used to tackle the blaze in the 12-storey block, which is believed to have begun in a stairwell.
The fire brigade spokesman said the fire is believed to be in the communal areas between floors four and 11.
About 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a block of flats in south-east London.
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said people are believed to be inside the building in Havil Street, Camberwell.
Firefighters using breathing apparatus were called to the scene at about 1620 BST on Friday, the spokesman added.
About 18 fire engines and specialist equipment are being used to tackle the blaze in the 12-storey block, which is believed to have begun in a stairwell.
The fire brigade spokesman said the fire is believed to be in the communal areas between floors four and 11.
Karnie
Veteran Member
Two feared dead in tower block blaze
BNO on Twitter is reporting the two fatalities are children, but I'm not finding independent confirmation of that yet...
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5736320/Two-feared-dead-in-tower-block-blaze.html
Two people are feared to have died and dozens more are thought to be trapped in a fire which has engulfed seven floors of at a block of flats in Camberwell, south London.
Firefighters in breathing apparatus were searching the building for the 30 or so people reported to be trapped inside as the blaze threatened to sweep the entire 12 floors of the block.
Those inside the building were part of a team of more than 100 firefighters, 18 fire engines and several specialist appliances including turntable ladders, which had arrived at the scene by 8pm.
The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the tower block at around 4.15pm and quickly spread to the 11th floor.
There was no early indication as the cause of the blaze.
A police source said: "We understand there have been two fatalities in the fire. There are several more casualties. This is an ongoing incident."
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said 10 people had been taken to hospital, three in a serious condition.
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: "A total of 18 fire engines, a range of special appliances and over 100 firefighters are fighting a serious fire in a tower block in Havil Street, Camberwell, this evening.
"A number of rescues have been carried out in extremely difficult circumstances and fire crews equipped with extended duration breathing apparatus are working very hard to reach those still affected and carry out an exhaustive search of the building.
"We received the first of a large number of calls at 4.19pm."
BNO on Twitter is reporting the two fatalities are children, but I'm not finding independent confirmation of that yet...
Fair use, for discussion purposes:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5736320/Two-feared-dead-in-tower-block-blaze.html
Two people are feared to have died and dozens more are thought to be trapped in a fire which has engulfed seven floors of at a block of flats in Camberwell, south London.
Firefighters in breathing apparatus were searching the building for the 30 or so people reported to be trapped inside as the blaze threatened to sweep the entire 12 floors of the block.
Those inside the building were part of a team of more than 100 firefighters, 18 fire engines and several specialist appliances including turntable ladders, which had arrived at the scene by 8pm.
The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the tower block at around 4.15pm and quickly spread to the 11th floor.
There was no early indication as the cause of the blaze.
A police source said: "We understand there have been two fatalities in the fire. There are several more casualties. This is an ongoing incident."
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said 10 people had been taken to hospital, three in a serious condition.
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: "A total of 18 fire engines, a range of special appliances and over 100 firefighters are fighting a serious fire in a tower block in Havil Street, Camberwell, this evening.
"A number of rescues have been carried out in extremely difficult circumstances and fire crews equipped with extended duration breathing apparatus are working very hard to reach those still affected and carry out an exhaustive search of the building.
"We received the first of a large number of calls at 4.19pm."
Karnie
Veteran Member
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BreakingNews Fire department official to BNO News: Thirty people rescued from burning flat in south London. Two children have been confirmed killed.
