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| More than 300 flee homes in fire | |
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| About 310 people have been forced to leave their homes after a fire broke out in south London. | |
| More than 180 firefighters are tackling the fire, which engulfed the whole of a construction site in Carisbrooke Gardens in Peckham at about 0430 GMT. | |
| It has since spread to two blocks of maisonettes and a pub. | It has since spread to two blocks of maisonettes and a pub. |
| Four people, including one police officer, have been taken to hospital suffering from minor injuries and smoke inhalation. | |
| A London Fire Brigade spokesman said the fire appeared to have "spread very rapidly" and gas cylinders may be involved. | |
| A local resident, identified only as Elizabeth, was one of those who had to leave her home. | A local resident, identified only as Elizabeth, was one of those who had to leave her home. |
| I was scared and I had to take some of my stuff and come and stand out in the cold Resident John Osagie In pictures: Peckham fire | |
| She told BBC London 94.9FM: "We just woke up into this total blaze from the construction site across the road and we were told to leave. | She told BBC London 94.9FM: "We just woke up into this total blaze from the construction site across the road and we were told to leave. |
| "The whole place was in pandemonium. | "The whole place was in pandemonium. |
| "There was flying debris all over the place and there were cars ablaze and we were told to get out of the area." | "There was flying debris all over the place and there were cars ablaze and we were told to get out of the area." |
| John Osagie, 31, said he saw the fire when he came back from work in the early hours. | |
| He said: "I stood there and waited for the fire brigade to turn up. They tried to stop it but it was getting worse and worse. Then they evacuated everybody. | |
| "I was scared and I had to take some of my stuff and come and stand out in the cold." | |
| More than 180 firefighters are tackling the fire in Peckham | |
| He said he did not know whether his home had been damaged. | |
| The fire has damaged property and buildings in Sumner Road and Rosemary Road. | The fire has damaged property and buildings in Sumner Road and Rosemary Road. |
| Ambulances are on standby, but there are no reports of other casualties. | Ambulances are on standby, but there are no reports of other casualties. |
| Roads in the area have been closed. | Roads in the area have been closed. |
| All the residents are being housed in temporary accommodation provided by Southwark Council. | |
| The cause of the fire is not known at this stage. | The cause of the fire is not known at this stage. |
| It comes nearly five months after six people died when a fire destroyed the Lakanal House block of flats in nearby Camberwell. | It comes nearly five months after six people died when a fire destroyed the Lakanal House block of flats in nearby Camberwell. |
| Harriet Harman, the Labour MP for Camberwell and Peckham, said the same emergency services workers who tackled that fire were dealing with Thursday's incident. | |
| Ms Harman said: "They were thinking 'no, not again', but I think we're really hopeful that there are no fatalities, that's our first concern, and our second is to help people who are in a state of shock. | |
| "We have to make sure that people are rehoused and they are helped to just get on with their lives." | |
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