Around 100 firefighters fought a serious fire at a ten-storey building under refurbishment in the centre of London yesterday.
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| Fire on London’s Strand. Photo courtesy of London Fire Brigade |
The fire affected the roof, damaging three quarters of it. Approximately 20 firefighters are still at the scene, more than 24 hours after the fire started.
The blaze, at a building on London’s Strand, was mostly under control by 6.30 pm (14 June).
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.
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