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Firefighters battle London blaze, no injuries
Andrew Hough, Reuters
Published: Monday, November 12, 2007
LONDON -- A huge blaze at a warehouse sent black smoke pouring over east
London on Monday but there were no reports of casualties and police ruled
out a terrorist attack.
Fifteen fire engines and 75 firefighters rushed to the scene, an industrial
estate in the Stratford area, the London fire brigade said.
Witnesses said the fire broke out in an empty warehouse being demolished as
part of preparations for the 2012 Olympics.
A large plume of smoke rises above the Docklands in east London, November
12, 2007.
A large plume of smoke rises above the Docklands in east London, November
12, 2007.
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Two ambulances raced to the scene but the London ambulance service said no
casualties had been reported.
News reports and witnesses spoke of an explosion, raising fears of a
possible attack.
However, a police spokesman, asked whether police suspected terrorist
activity, said: "Not at all. It's a fire - a very large fire."
"It was a large bang," said witness Stuart Russell, a telecommunications
worker, who phoned Reuters. "There were massive flames and smoke filling the
sky."
The fire sent flames 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 metres) into the air and thick
black smoke could be seen for miles.
Police sealed off the area around the fire and evacuated staff from local
businesses.
Printer Paul Izzet, 43, works nearby and was 50 yards from the site when the
blaze started.
"After 10 minutes, it was like having your face six inches from a coal fire,
it was that hot," he told Reuters. "It was really beginning to warm up.
Another witness, Peter Singleton, 53, said: "The area was being demolished
for the Olympics. At first we thought they were just dismantling the
building.
"But then we saw the flames coming out. And then it collapsed on itself."
In July 2005, suicide bombers killed 52 people on London's transport system
and there have been several unsuccessful attacks since then, keeping
Londoners' nerves on edge.
A spokesman for Britain's Home Office (interior ministry) said the capital's
police force had reported there were no reports of an explosion.
Asked if it was possible to rule out any terrorist connection, a security
source said: "We wouldn't rule anything out at this stage, its too early.
But for the time being it's being responded to as a fire.
"Obviously it's something that we will be keeping an eye on. We're not going
to rule anything out this early in the day."
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