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Finchley Road fire: Firefighters rescue 25 | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Twenty-five people have been evacuated from flats above a burning shop in Hampstead, north London. | Twenty-five people have been evacuated from flats above a burning shop in Hampstead, north London. |
The fire broke out at a fast food restaurant on Finchley Road shortly after 06:00 GMT. | The fire broke out at a fast food restaurant on Finchley Road shortly after 06:00 GMT. |
A two-year-old child was taken to hospital as a precaution suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation. | |
Two people, one of whom is pregnant, were rescued by ladder from the roof of the building. Twelve people were treating after breathing in smoke. | |
Finchley Road has been closed to northbound traffic while firefighters work at the scene. | |
UK Power Networks cut off electricity to 64 customers, including Finchley Road underground station, at 14:30 GMT so that London Fire Brigade could tackle the blaze. | |
The Metropolitan line is not serving the station, but Jubilee line trains are stopping. | |
Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters were sent to the incident. | |
The cause of the fire is not yet known. | |
At 15:30 GMT the fire brigade said there were deep-seated pockets of fire in the voids between the floors of the building which had made it take longer to bring the fire under control. |
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