50 people evacuated in petrol station fire
Black smoke billowed over Harringay yesterday evening (September 18) after a fire at a petrol station.
Two fire engines were sent by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) at 6.04pm, after a pump at the Sainsbury's supermarket on Williamson Road, Tottenham caught fire, with the blaze under control by 6.44pm.
Petrol station on fire at Sainsbury's Harringay. Bit scary. #harringay #haringey pic.twitter.com/3og1HCBj62
— Mat Rodger (@matrodger) 18 September 2016
The alarm was raised by the supermarket, and 50 people had to be evacuated before the brigade arrived
According to an LFB spokesperson a motorcycle was destroyed in the fire, along with one of the pumps, but no person was reported to have been injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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