70 firefighters battle huge blaze at London flat as ‘whole roof alight’

Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters have been dispatched to battle a flat fire in London during the early hours of Saturday morning.

The blaze erupted on Lenham Road, with London Fire Brigade issuing a statement confirming the magnitude of the incident.

The brigade said: “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a flat fire on Lenham Road in Thornton Heath.

Part of the ground and first floors and the whole of the roof of a mid-terraced house converted into flats are alight. Part of the ground floor of a neighbouring property is also alight.”

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