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Firefighters tackle blaze at Union Street flats

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Dozens of firefighters worked to tackle a fire in Ciba Apartments at the corner of Union Street and Great Guildford Street on Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters tackle blaze at Union Street flats
Photo courtesy of Corinna Gillies

12 fire engines and 81 firefighters and officers were dispatched to the incident, which took place just a few yards away from the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade..

Part of the third floor and the fourth floor of the five-storey block of flats and offices were alight and crews reported heavy smoke logging on the fourth floor of the building.

One person left the building before the arrival of the brigade and there were no injuries.

Station manager Mark Reed said: "When crews arrived, thick smoke was drifting across the rooftops of Southwark and our control centre received multiple calls about the fire.

"Crews worked quickly to contain the fire and minimise it's spread and they will now be cutting away at the building to ensure that the fire is not smouldering in ceiling and wall voids."

Fire crews from Dowgate, Dockhead, Lambeth, Clapham, Soho, Whitechapel, Old Kent Road, Islington, Shoreditch, Euston, Brixton and Homerton fire stations attended the scene.

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