LFB firefighters train hoses on shop fire in Upper Holloway. Image:@LondonFire
A corner shop on the Hornsey Road in Upper Holloway has been very badly damaged by fire.
The blaze spread throughout the ground floor of the end-of-terrace shop.
Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers from Hornsey, Holloway, West Hampstead, Euston, Tottenham and Islington fire stations attended the incident.
The Brigade was called at 2.54 pm yesterday afternoon and the fire was under control by 4.12 pm.
Aftermath of blaze. Damping down. Image:@LondonFire
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Dramatic early pic of #UpperHolloway blaze by @Bee9W. Crews quickly got to work to put it out london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncident… http://t.co/7kSHAOOzSy
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London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 10, 2015Unfolding news of the incident from social media.
London Fire Brigade
6 fire engines are now at shop fire on Hornsey Road in #UpperHolloway - ground floor alight london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncident… http://t.co/vbWhimhR4G
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London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 09, 2015We're fighting a shop fire on Hornsey Road in #UpperHolloway - ground floor is alight. http://t.co/VNe2CcFEMa
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London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 09, 2015London Ambulance Service
Command support vehicle #LASCSV & team at the #UpperHolloway fire. Currently no patients | @LAS_HART @LondonFire http://t.co/vQCGNhJ33A
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ChrisH wkswell, EP07 (@LAS_TacAdvisor) June 09, 2015Officer & command support team on standby at the #UpperHolloway fire | @MPSIslington @LAS_HART @LondonFire #LASCSV http://t.co/XqUT7IrQXW
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ChrisH wkswell, EP07 (@LAS_TacAdvisor) June 09, 2015A lot of smoke was produced from the building in #UpperHolloway | @MPSIslington @LAS_HART @LondonFire http://t.co/E4RIQnCDfu
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ChrisH wkswell, EP07 (@LAS_TacAdvisor) June 09, 2015#UpperHolloway: Great teamwork leading to a safe resolution. No injuries from the fire | @MPSIslington @LondonFire http://t.co/0ELhfEgQDI
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ChrisH wkswell, EP07 (@LAS_TacAdvisor) June 09, 2015Praise for LFB on social media
@LondonFire Good work to the Hornsey crew! Just driven past - what a mess... 
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The Raging Angel (@RagingAngel) June 09, 2015@LondonFire good work done today, I work in the building next door! http://t.co/VO4vhKDWxK
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Brittany Williams (@Bee9W) June 09, 2015Categories: News
