London Camden Market fire: 70 firefighters and ten fire engines manage to bring blaze under control

[caption id=“attachment_3796057” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Seventy firefighters battled a large fire in a building in London’s popular Camden Lock Market on Monday morning. The emergency service said it had also sent 10 fire engines to the scene, near a nightclub and a covered market. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3796085” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] “The fire was moving very fast,” said witness Joan Ribes. He said the fire “was flying through the air to the surrounding areas”. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3796091” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The cause of the fire was unknown and there were no immediate reports of any injuries or casualties. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3796097” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The London Fire Brigade said on Twitter that the “fire is now under control but crews will be damping down into the morning”. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3796103” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The market had an incident of fire in 2008 when market storage areas and shops in the locality were set ablaze and adjoining houses were damaged. A major part of the market had then remained closed for several months. Reuters[/caption]