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Chemical factory fire sends smoke across London

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TWELVE fire engines were called out to a large factory fire in Greenwich in the early house of this morning.

60 firefighters tackled the blaze at a chemical processing plant in Peterboat Close, off Tunnel Avenue.

Heavy smoke billowed across south east London and a siren was sounded to alert residents to the incident.

Although the smoke from the chemical factory is not thought to be dangerous, fire chiefs advised people in the area to keep their doors and windows closed as a precaution.

Assistant Commissioner Dany Cotton, said:

“Our firefighters worked extremely hard to contain the fire, which damaged around half of a big industrial unit."

Hear the siren that sounded at around 3.30 this morning:

Kings of Leon O2 gig cancelled after tour bus fire

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A King's of Leon concert scheduled for tonight at the O2 arena has been postponed after a fire on a tour bus.

The London Fire Brigade were called out to the O2 this morning after a fire broke out on one of the double decker tour buses belonging to the band who are famous for the number one hit, "Sex on Fire".

Sixty firefighters and twelve fire engines attended the scene and had the blaze under control by 11.33

Sally Cartwright, from the London Fire Brigade, said: “One double decker tour bus within a loading bay was badly damaged by the fire. It was quite a large incident and we had around 60 firefighters there at the height of the blaze. Firefighters arrived on the scene quickly and were met by extremely hot and smoky conditions. "

She added, "Our crews should be extremely proud of themselves - they did a fantastic job today and managed to prevent the fire from spreading. We are now working closely with staff from the O2 to ensure that a normal service is restored as quickly as possible.”

Tonight's gig was immediately thrown into doubt by the blaze and it was confirmed by the O2 this afternoon that the concert would have to be postponed. A statement said:

Whilst a lot of people have been working very hard and every attempt was made to go ahead with tonight’s show, thorough assessments had to be carried out as a matter of procedure before any decision could be made as to whether the show could go ahead. Unfortunately, once the assessments were completed in full, there was not enough time to set up the show for tonight’s performance.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Fire Brigade called to Greenwich High Road blaze

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The Fire Brigade attended a blaze in Greenwich High Road last Thursday (18th) afternoon.

Four fire engines and 20 firefighters from Greenwich, Lee Green, New Cross and Lewisham stations were called out to the fire in a shop unit near to the junction with Blackheath Road.

The London Fire Brigade were alerted to the incident at 4.38pm and had the fire under control an hour later. Part of the building's first floor was damaged by the blaze.

Darryl from 853 blog was passing and took this picture. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

Restaurant fire closes Trafalgar Road

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Photo taken by @j0annepsi

Traffic came to a stand-still on Tuesday evening as a fire broke out at a restaurant in Trafalgar Road.

Around 20 firefighters and four fire engines attended the blaze at Othello Steak House, 113 Trafalgar Road, near the junction of Lassell Street.

Trafalgar Road was closed to traffic in both directions as firefighters from East Greenwich, Greenwich, Lee Green and Deptford stations got the blaze under control.

There were no injuries and the fire caused damaged to the 1st floor and roof.

Firefighters tackle Greenwich Millennium Village blaze

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Thirty firefighters were required to deal with a blaze at Metcalfe Court in Greenwich Millennium Village on Wednesday afternoon.

The fire started in a fifth floor flat and then spread to an apartment in the floor above, causing damage to both.

Six appliances were at the scene after the Fire Brigade were called at 2.30pm. Firefighters from Poplar, East Greenwich, Woolwich, Silvertown, Plumstead and surrounding fire stations had the fire under control two hours later.

Nobody was injured in the fire and the cause is currently under investigation.