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London Zoo fire: Seventy firefighters tackle cafe blaze | London Zoo fire: Seventy firefighters tackle cafe blaze |
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More than 70 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at London Zoo. | More than 70 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at London Zoo. |
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire that spread to most of the Adventure Cafe and shop, which contains an animal petting area, was now under control. | London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire that spread to most of the Adventure Cafe and shop, which contains an animal petting area, was now under control. |
No injuries have been reported and the LFB said it was not yet known if any animals were involved. The cause of the fire is not yet known. | |
London Zoo tweeted it would be shut on Saturday "until further notice" and would update later. | |
Ten fire engines were called to the zoo, which sits in the capital's Regent's Park, shortly after 06:00 GMT and the fire was brought under control about three hours later. | |
Station Manager Clive Robinson, who is at the scene, said three-quarters of the cafe and shop had been affected by the fire and half of the roof. | |
He said: "Part of nearby animal petting area was also affected although at this stage we don't know if any animals were involved. | |
"Firefighters worked hard to bring the fire under control as quickly as possible and to stop it from spreading to neighbouring animal enclosures. | |
"Crews will remain at the scene throughout the morning damping down any remaining pockets of fire." | |
A photograph posted on Twitter by LFB shows smoke billowing from the building as firefighters worked at the scene. | |
London Zoo tweeted it was "currently dealing with an incident on site after a fire broke out". | |
It added: "We'd like to reassure you that the fire is now under control. The Zoo will be closed today until further notice. We will update as quickly as the situation allows." |