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Tottenham fire: 70 firefighters at industrial bakery | Tottenham fire: 70 firefighters at industrial bakery |
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More than 70 firefighters are dealing with a blaze at an industrial bakery unit in Tottenham. | More than 70 firefighters are dealing with a blaze at an industrial bakery unit in Tottenham. |
London Fire Brigade advised people living near the fire on West Mews to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution because of smoke. | London Fire Brigade advised people living near the fire on West Mews to keep doors and windows closed as a precaution because of smoke. |
A spokesman said firefighters "don't believe" anyone was inside the burning building. | A spokesman said firefighters "don't believe" anyone was inside the burning building. |
At one stage crews were using jets to protect a 2,000-litre diesel fuel tank. The cause of the blaze is not known. | |
The front of the building, a single-storey unit, has partially collapsed. | The front of the building, a single-storey unit, has partially collapsed. |
Four people from a nearby building were initially unaccounted for but were located by firefighters. | Four people from a nearby building were initially unaccounted for but were located by firefighters. |
London Fire Brigade said it was called at around 18:20 BST to the incident. Ten engines and 72 firefighters and officers are at the scene. | |
From there station manager Charles Hanks said: "Crews were confronted with a large fire when they arrived and are now working hard to confine it to the bakery and stop it from spreading to any neighbouring factory units. | |
"There is some fuel stored on site but crews have isolated the supply and it is not involved in the fire." | |
He added: "The fire is producing a lot of smoke so we are advising residents to keep their doors and windows closed as a precaution while it is going on. Thankfully though no injuries have been reported." |