According to police, the fire broke out on the third floor of the east London police station, and firefighters deployed four aerial equipment to “attack the fire from height”. Work is likely to continue throughout the night.
More than 170 firemen responded to a fire at a police station in east London.
The top of the Forest Gate police station was “completely destroyed,” according to the London Fire Brigade (LFB), which sent 30 fire engines and 175 firemen to the incident.
Emergency services were summoned at 4.17pm on Wednesday, and firemen will stay till the night as a “protracted investigation” begins.
There have been no reports of injuries, and approximately 60 people were evacuated from the building before LFB arrived, with firemen successfully preventing the flames from spreading to nearby structures.
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, advised people to “avoid the area” on X, while LFB’s incident commander, Pat Goulbourne, described it as a “challenging incident” for crews.
“Throughout the incident a concern for our crews was the possibility of the fire spreading to adjacent properties,” Mr. Goulbourne explained.
“Thanks to their hard work we were able to prevent that from occurring, and the fire was limited to the police station.”
He stated that personnel were able to protect “essential police property” and transport them to safety.
According to Newham Police Commander Kyle Gordon, policing “continues as normal in Forest Gate”.
Firefighters “attacked the fire from height” with three 32m turntable ladders and one 64m long, according to LFB.
Former Met sergeant and policing analyst Graham Wettone described the building’s damage as “devastating” based on social media photographs.
Firefighters “attacked the fire from height” with three 32m turntable ladders and one 64m long, according to LFB.
Former Met sergeant and policing analyst Graham Wettone described the building’s damage as “devastating” based on social media photographs.
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