Fire and smoke rise from Somerset House in London
About 100 firefighters have been sent to tackle a blaze at Somerset House in central London. Smoke was seen coming from the roof of the former stately home on the Strand.
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36 comments
Unguided missile
And we'll find out in the next 6 months that somebody was living in that room somebody who shouldn't have been living in that room
Didnt know they were looking to get it refurbed, should get some funding now
Elmo
Far left again!
Probably arson
Thankfully it looks like only the upper floor was burnt. Looking forward to open air ice skating there again this winter.
Is this the US Embassy?
Or art museum.. stamp place?
oh dear. I hope Mr Starmer and his fellow comrades were not in there……..i really do
What have they got hidden here they want to get rid of????,
burning the evidence?
What are they trying to cover up now?
Looks like they chose a new PM
orange is not happy with King and queen
Has it got anything to do with eradicating our history?
SO destroying wills and births deaths etc.. very suspicious.
Im sick of irreplaceable historical places and items being destroyed by negligence.
فنون لطیفہ کے تاریخی مقام سے دھواں اٹھتے دیکھے جانے کے بعد لگ بھگ 120 فائر فائٹرز کو وسطی لندن کے سمرسیٹ ہاؤس بلایا گیا۔ عمارت کی چھت کے ایک حصے میں آگ لگنے کے بعد فائر فائٹرز کی مدد کے لیے 20 فائر انجن اور لندن فائر بریگیڈ کی 32 ملین سیڑھیوں میں سے دو کو بھی جائے وقوعہ پر تعینات کیا گیا تھا۔ سوشل میڈیا پر ویڈیوز میں لندن کے مشہور تاریخی مقام سے دھواں اٹھتا ہوا دکھایا گیا ہے۔ سمرسیٹ ہاؤس کی پوری سائٹ اب عوام کے لیے بند ہے جبکہ فائر فائٹرز آگ پر قابو پا رہے ہیں۔ سمرسیٹ ہاؤس آن ایکس کی ایک پوسٹ کے مطابق جسے پہلے ٹوئٹر کہا جاتا تھا، تمام عملہ اور عوام کے ارکان محفوظ ہیں۔
a beautiful landscape!🎉🎉🎉
Probably an arson attack where all the records have been destroyed, or is that the cynic in me?
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Fires dont just start themselves. Just saying
Starmer did it
Nothing to see here , move along please 😚
More of the natives culture being destroyed.
Went there to see snow patrol about 20 years ago . Beautiful building. Hopefully not to badly damaged.
I'm sure it's not Russian saboteurs retaliating for giving aid to Ukraine. Yep definitely not that.
Just a reflextion of london. On fire and out of control lol
King charles and joe biden gotta be related.
I SUPPOSE YOU'LL EXPECT THE AMERICAN TAX PAYING PUBLIC TO PAY FOR ALL THE DAMAGES TO THAT FIRE DAMAGED BUILDING. AFTER ALL IT IS BEING SHOWN ON AMERICAN SOCIAL MEDIA. AHAHAHA AHAHAHA LOL
It`s a shame it`s not the houses of parliament.
Nato.
Putins right wing climate change caused this!
Somerset house? Centuries of records lost , please, no.
Must be the Mythical far right again😂😂😂😂
Perhaps they'll make it worth visiting now. Whenever you go you feel like there must be something you missed. No. There's nothing in that big place.