Fire crews from across the capital tackled a blaze that damaged part of a house in a residential street.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said that four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a blaze in Elizabeth Avenue, Islington, yesterday (November 17).
The brigade was called at 12.56pm and fire crews from Shadwell, Soho, Homerton and Dockhead fire stations attended the scene.
Crews tackled the fire for over an hour before the blaze was brought under control at 2.03pm.
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Half of the second floor of a mid-terraced house converted into flats had been damaged.
Firefighters tackled a flat fire in #Islington this afternoon. Half of the second floor was damaged by the blaze, but thankfully no one was hurt https://t.co/3ddnQLoB0K pic.twitter.com/sVsJKIVvrR
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) November 17, 2023
There were no reports of any injuries and LFB said on X, formerly Twitter, that thankfully no one was hurt.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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