100 London firefighters tackle warehouse blaze

Almost 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were called to tackle a blaze in the UK overnight which destroyed a storage warehouse.

Two other units and three lorries were also damaged by the fire, which sparked more than 50 emergency calls to the fire brigade from concerned members of the public in south-east London.

London Fire Brigade said they brought the blaze under control over the course of more than three hours, and were able to stop it spreading to homes near the scene at Yarnton Way in Erith.

Station manager Norman Perry said: “Fire crews worked hard to bring this under control.

“The blaze was in an industrial area and we managed to stop it spreading to any residential homes.

“We are likely to be at the scene throughout the morning damping down pockets of fire.”

The force said the cause of the fire, which broke out around 2am, is not yet known.