Twenty fire engines and more than 100 firefighters were called to an industrial estate last night.
Emergency crews arrived at the estate in Long Drive, Northolt to find a number of warehouses alight, close to the A40.
We've now got 15 fire engines and 97 firefighters and officers at the fire on an industrial estate in Long Drive #Northolt. Multiple warehouse units are alight. https://t.co/O7yn9DlDa2 pic.twitter.com/7dUeaIKT9B
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 13, 2018
Crews were first called at 11.30pm last night and spent much of the night battling the fire. Fire crews from Crews from Northolt, Wembley, Southall, Ealing, Harrow and surrounding fire stations attended.
Crews continue to make steady progress tackling the warehouse fire in #Northolt Some roads around the industrial estate have been closed. https://t.co/O7yn9DlDa2 pic.twitter.com/6tM8zb0bfU
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 13, 2018
There are no reports of any injuries and the cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.
Long Drive is currently closed.
Station manager Ben King, who was at the scene, said: “This was a very visible fire with around a third of the building alight.
“We would advise nearby residents to keep their windows closed as there is a lot of thick smoke in the area.
“We have a lot of fire engines on the scene so people should avoid the area where possible.
Firefighters remain on the scene.
Firefighters remain on the scene of the fire in #Northolt. Crews are working hard to contain the fire which involves multiple industrial units https://t.co/O7yn9DlDa2 pic.twitter.com/oBz4KqA2ju
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) February 13, 2018
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