Six fire engines battle restaurant blaze in southeast London

Summarised from MyLondon's report · Updated 21 Oct, 05:44 · Archive

A fire at a restaurant in Eltham, southeast London, prompted the evacuation of residents from flats above.

A fire at a restaurant on Sidcup Road, Eltham broke out just after 7pm on Tuesday, 20 October. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were mobilised from Eltham, Sidcup, Bromley and surrounding fire stations. Three people evacuated from the premises before the brigade arrived, and residents in the surrounding area were also evacuated.

London Fire Brigade reported that only part of the restaurant, which sits beneath two floors of flats, was damaged. No injuries were reported. Locals were advised to keep windows and doors closed due to heavy smoke. The fire was brought under control by 9.24pm.

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• Six fire engines called to blaze at Eltham restaurant as residents evacuatedResidents were evacuated from upstairs flats as a restaurant was alightMyLondon · 21 Oct, 04:10

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