London Fire Brigade report that they were called to premises used as a home and leisure warehouse store on Surrey Quays Road in Bermondsey at 13:37 on 3 September. The blaze started in an outside yard at the back of the store when some rubbish caught alight. A number of propane cylinders were also involved in the fire.
The blaze destroyed a shipping container in the yard containing around two and a half tonnes of refuse and spread to a small part of the warehouse. Thankfully the warehouse was fitted with sprinklers, and this, along with the hard work of fire crews, helped to limit the amount of damage caused.
Station Manager Clive Priestley who was at the scene said: “Crews worked incredibly hard to bring this fire under control. There’s no doubt that their efforts, and the fact that sprinklers were fitted, combined to stop the fire from spreading further and effectively saved the building and thousands of pounds worth of stock inside.”
There were no reports of any injures. Around 500 children were evacuated from a neighbouring school as a precaution before the Brigade arrived.
58 firefighters and eight appliances from East Greenwich, Dockhead, Old Kent Road, Deptford, Peckham, Whitechapel, New Cross and Lewisham fire stations attended the incident
The Brigade was called at 13:37 and the fire was under control by 16:06. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Posted on: Monday 8 September 2014
