A man was taken to hospital after a fire destroyed multiple properties and nine vehicles.
Fire services were called to Hawthorne Avenue, just off Kenton Road, this afternoon (July 19) around 4.18pm.
It took fire services over five hours to get the blaze under control as ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackled the flame.
Around 100 people were evacuated from a block of flats near the scene, but one man required hospital treatment.
Images captured by photographer Yousuf Sarfaraz show that the building by A-Star Car wash was completely alight as firefighters attempt to put down the flames.
According to the London Fire Brigade, the car wash was destroyed along with a disused church hall and two semi-detached houses.
Massive fire on kenton road pic.twitter.com/bshU4Z6ofK
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Nine vehicles were also destroyed.
Firefighters cooled and removed a 25kg propane cylinder during the incident, to prevent possible explosions from the heat.
The brigade took 105 calls about the blaze as crews from Paddington, Heathrow, Ruislip, Harrow and surrounding fire stations attended to help.
While the fire was under control by 9.42pm, the cause of fire is still unknown and under investigation.
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