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Morden mosque fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze | |
(34 minutes later) | |
A fire has broken out at a mosque in south London. | A fire has broken out at a mosque in south London. |
A London Fire Brigade (LFB) spokesman said 70 firefighters and 10 engines were tackling the blaze at the Baitul Futuh Mosque in London Road in Morden. | |
He said about 50% of the building's ground floor was alight and the first floor was also on fire. | |
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said a man was taken to hospital suffering the effects of smoke inhalation. | |
The brigade was called at just after 12:00 BST to the mosque, which also has a community centre attached. | |
An LFB spokesman said it was too early to say what had caused the "large fire". | |
Julian Roman, from Morden, told the BBC: "There's really thick smoke at the minute. | |
"I saw it start from my window. There was a tiny bit of smoke, some alarms. | |
"Now there are firefighters, ambulances, hundreds of people." |