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| Perivale fire tackled by 120 firefighters | |
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| A serious fire at a warehouse in west London required about 120 firefighters to bring it under control. | |
| The blaze in Wadsworth Road, Perivale, began just before 19:00 BST on Saturday. | The blaze in Wadsworth Road, Perivale, began just before 19:00 BST on Saturday. |
| As flames tore through the two-storey building, a 50m by 20m structure of mixed industrial units, plumes of thick black smoke were visible across London. | As flames tore through the two-storey building, a 50m by 20m structure of mixed industrial units, plumes of thick black smoke were visible across London. |
| About 30 people were evacuated from the warehouse but there are no reports of any injuries. | About 30 people were evacuated from the warehouse but there are no reports of any injuries. |
| People living nearby were advised to close windows and doors due to large amounts of smoke produced. | People living nearby were advised to close windows and doors due to large amounts of smoke produced. |
| The fire was brought under control shortly before midnight, the London Fire Brigade said. | The fire was brought under control shortly before midnight, the London Fire Brigade said. |
| The cause of the blaze is not yet known. | The cause of the blaze is not yet known. |
| Vinesh Pomal, 28, who lives nearby, said the fire looked to have "spread to the entire building". | Vinesh Pomal, 28, who lives nearby, said the fire looked to have "spread to the entire building". |
| "I can see flames, debris and thick black smoke is just billowing out now as the whole building is on fire. It's just getting worse. I can see the heat from my bedroom window which is quite scary," he said. | "I can see flames, debris and thick black smoke is just billowing out now as the whole building is on fire. It's just getting worse. I can see the heat from my bedroom window which is quite scary," he said. |
| "I have never seen so much drama in Perivale before. I have friends from east London messaging me saying they can see it. It's put Perivale on the map for all the wrong reasons." | "I have never seen so much drama in Perivale before. I have friends from east London messaging me saying they can see it. It's put Perivale on the map for all the wrong reasons." |
| Station manager Jeff Lisle who was at the scene said: "Crews worked very hard in extremely difficult conditions to bring this fire under control. | |
| "Firefighters used aerial ladder platforms to tackle it from numerous vantage points and to prevent the blaze from spreading to neighbouring warehouses. | |
| "Although not in a residential area the smoke from the fire was travelling quite a distance so we advised locals to keep windows and doors shut as a precaution." | |
| Some 45 firefighters remained at the scene on Sunday damping down the fire. |