{"id":258479,"date":"2025-07-12T08:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T08:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/258479\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T08:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T08:39:11","slug":"150-firefighters-battle-huge-blaze-at-warehouse-in-southeast-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/258479\/","title":{"rendered":"150 firefighters battle huge blaze at warehouse in southeast London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/fire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fire<\/a> has broken out at an industrial estate in southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/london\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:London;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">London<\/a>, with around 150 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/firefighters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:firefighters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">firefighters<\/a> battling the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-five fire engines were called to the scene in Maypole Crescent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/erith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Erith;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Erith<\/a>, on Friday night after flames engulfed a single-storey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/warehouse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:warehouse;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">warehouse<\/a> in a scrapyard.<\/p>\n<p>The London Fire Brigade said three diggers and numerous vehicles were also alight.<\/p>\n<p>Residents living nearby have been urged to keep their windows and doors shut due to thick smoke billowing from the site.<\/p>\n<p>Two 32-metre turntable ladders have been brought in to spray water from above, while a fire boat has also been deployed to help tackle the flames.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"The London Fire Brigade said three diggers and numerous vehicles were also alight (LFB)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5e01f88097f884ec8008a205dd9edf68.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The London Fire Brigade said three diggers and numerous vehicles were also alight (LFB)<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is not yet known.<\/p>\n<p>It erupted <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/heatwave-reach-32c-peak-london-055827497.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:as the London Fire Brigade issued a fresh warning over the increased risk of grass fires and wildfires;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as the London Fire Brigade issued a fresh warning over the increased risk of grass fires and wildfires<\/a> during the capital\u2019s ongoing heatwave.<\/p>\n<p>London Fire Brigade Deputy Assistant Commissioner Jamie Jenkins said: \u201cWhilst many people will be looking forward to spending time in the sunshine, we are also urging everyone to be responsible to prevent wildfires or tragedies around the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the heavy rainfall earlier this week, the Natural Hazards Partnership has assessed that the risk of wildfires in London is currently severe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the weather has been so dry, it only takes a few sparks to lead to a fire spreading rapidly. In London, this is can be dangerous because so many of our green spaces lie close to homes and other properties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Jenkins urged Londoners not to bring disposable barbecues to parks \u2014 where they are often banned \u2014 and to dispose of cigarettes properly to help prevent further blazes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major fire has broken out at an industrial estate in southeast London, with around 150 firefighters battling&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,99107,21071,4884,257,138,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-258479","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-fire-boat","11":"tag-fire-engines","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-london","14":"tag-london-fire-brigade","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114839366156852776","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}