About 70 firefighters tackling blaze in south-east London tower block
Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at two flats in a tower block in Catford, the London fire brigade (LFB) has said.
The fire, on the ninth and 10th floor of the block, comes on the day that a damning report was published into the causes of the fire at Grenfell Tower, which killed 72 people.
The cause of the Catford fire is not known. LFB urged the public to avoid the area around Rosenthal Road, while firefighters work to extinguish the blaze.
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are attending a fire at a block of flats on Rosenthal Road in #Catford.
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) September 4, 2024
Please avoid the area whilst firefighters work to extinguish the fire.
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Photographs showed Rosenthal Road blocked to traffic as police and firefighters attended the scene.
One firefighter was seen on the hoist of a long cherrypicker.
In a statement, the LFB said: “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are tackling a fire at a block of flats on Rosenthal Road in Catford. Two flats on the ninth and 10th floors of the building are currently alight.
“The brigade’s 999 control officers have taken almost 50 calls to the blaze. The brigade was called at 12.51pm. Fire crews from Forest Hill, Greenwich, Deptford, Lee Green and surrounding fire stations are at the scene.
“The cause of the fire is not known at this time.”