The London Fire Department said eight fire engines were on the scene and half of the twelfth-floor apartment was on fire. The apartment building in Queensdale Crescent in Shepherds Bush is just a 15-minute walk from the site of the Grenfell Tower fire. Video taken from the scene of the fire by the BBC shows an apartment being blacked out by fire damage. According to the London Ambulance Service, several patients were rushed to the scene. Three people from the affected apartment had left before the fire brigade arrived and several other residents were evacuated from the building this morning. “Firefighters led six residents to safety through an internal staircase. “Other residents who were not affected by the fire, heat or smoke were advised to stay in their apartments,” said station commander David Bryswell, who was at the scene. The fire in the residential block in Shepherds Bush can be seen from afar (fabtic_ltd) Grenfell Tower is pictured with Shepherds Bush fire in the background (fabtic_ltd) The London Fire Department said it had used new technology that allowed a 999 caller to send a live video of the fire directly to the emergency call center. They received the call for fire at 9:23 a.m. “The cause of the fire is not known at this stage,” they added. The fire department said they used a 32-meter ladder to pour water outside the building. Last week marked five years since the Grenfell Tower tragedy that claimed the lives of 72 people. Hundreds of people gathered at Westminster Abbey last Tuesday to reflect on the time that passed since the fire on June 14, 2017. More …
