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Camden Lock Market: firefighters battle large blaze in London | |
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Firefighters are battling a large blaze at Camden Lock Market in north London. | Firefighters are battling a large blaze at Camden Lock Market in north London. |
The London fire brigade said on Monday morning that ten fire engines had been dispatched to reports of a fire at the popular tourist spot. | The London fire brigade said on Monday morning that ten fire engines had been dispatched to reports of a fire at the popular tourist spot. |
We now have ten fire engines and over 70 firefighters dealing with the #Camden Lock Market fire. Please avoid the area © @CamdenJohnny pic.twitter.com/bdi5HauCLr | We now have ten fire engines and over 70 firefighters dealing with the #Camden Lock Market fire. Please avoid the area © @CamdenJohnny pic.twitter.com/bdi5HauCLr |
Footage posted on social media showed firefighters dousing a significant fire. The blaze appears to have started in a guitar shop near the market. | |
The Metropolitan police said: “Police were called on Monday at 12.10am to Camden Lock Market to reports of a fire. London Fire Brigade were already at the scene when officers arrived. It is unknown at this stage if any persons are injured, we await update.” | The Metropolitan police said: “Police were called on Monday at 12.10am to Camden Lock Market to reports of a fire. London Fire Brigade were already at the scene when officers arrived. It is unknown at this stage if any persons are injured, we await update.” |
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said no one had been treated at the scene. | |
“We were called at 00.07 today (10th July) to reports of a fire at Camden Lock Market,” she said. | |
“We sent a clinical team leader and our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) to the scene. We have not treated any patients, and we remain at the scene.” | |
The Metropolitan Police said it had also been called to the scene. | |
#CamdenMarket fire update: the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, plus the roof, of a building within the market are alight © @CamdenJohnny pic.twitter.com/Y15isabNq8 | #CamdenMarket fire update: the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, plus the roof, of a building within the market are alight © @CamdenJohnny pic.twitter.com/Y15isabNq8 |
Billy Dunmore, 22, from north London, told The Guardian: “I was walking past the market with friends when I saw the smoke coming out up the road. We saw flames coming out the window above Honest Burger, but through a reflection we could see lots of flames in the market.” | Billy Dunmore, 22, from north London, told The Guardian: “I was walking past the market with friends when I saw the smoke coming out up the road. We saw flames coming out the window above Honest Burger, but through a reflection we could see lots of flames in the market.” |
The drama student said the area appeared to be deserted. | The drama student said the area appeared to be deserted. |
One witness tweeted: “On a night bus I just passed the start of a big fire in Camden, now at Euston I’ve seen lots of ambulances head north.” | One witness tweeted: “On a night bus I just passed the start of a big fire in Camden, now at Euston I’ve seen lots of ambulances head north.” |
Another said: “Just drove past Camden market and there’s a huge fire on top a building, close to the Lock Bridge! Crazy crazy scenes.” | |
Tim Hobern, 27, a bar manager who works near Camden market, became aware of the blaze when the fire alarm went off at Lockside Lounge. | Tim Hobern, 27, a bar manager who works near Camden market, became aware of the blaze when the fire alarm went off at Lockside Lounge. |
“Some of the bar staff from around the corner came running into our place saying there was a fire. We ran up the road and could see the fire in the guitar shop.” | “Some of the bar staff from around the corner came running into our place saying there was a fire. We ran up the road and could see the fire in the guitar shop.” |
Hobern said the market was empty when the blaze broke out. | Hobern said the market was empty when the blaze broke out. |
“Nobody was there. The market closed around 7pm. I told my staff to get back an it’s not worth risking their lives.” | “Nobody was there. The market closed around 7pm. I told my staff to get back an it’s not worth risking their lives.” |
A huge fire destroyed a large section of London’s famous Camden market in 2008. | A huge fire destroyed a large section of London’s famous Camden market in 2008. |
Camden Lock is a mecca for teenagers and tourists and 28 million visitors flock to its second hand clothes and record stalls each year. | |
The area was part of the first wave of London gentrification, starting in the 1960s, with the opening of the Roundhouse as a performance venue, followed swiftly by the arrival of Compendium Books, which sold political and avant garde literature. | |
An old timber yard by the canal was taken over in 1972 by a group of craftspeople, and on 30 March 1974 they opened the first Camden Lock market, with 16 stalls. | |
The markets rapidly expanded as Camden’s new arrivals began decking out their Victorian homes with antiques and crafts. The area became increasingly fashionable during the punk era. |