{"id":402147,"date":"2025-09-06T08:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/402147\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T08:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T08:10:14","slug":"100-firefighters-tackling-blaze-at-former-bbc-television-centre-in-londons-white-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/402147\/","title":{"rendered":"100 firefighters tackling blaze at former BBC television centre in London&#8217;s White City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/skynews-television-centre-white-city_7012571.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            About 100 firefighters are battling a blaze in a nine-storey building in London&#8217;s White City.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">Fifteen fire engines are also in attendance at the building on Wood Lane, with the fire affecting floors towards the top of the building, <strong>London<\/strong> Fire Brigade said.<\/p>\n<p>The building is the old <strong>BBC<\/strong> television centre, which was the broadcaster&#8217;s headquarters until 2013.<\/p>\n<p>In an update at 8am on Saturday, the fire brigade said the blaze was affecting the top floors of the building.<\/p>\n<p>A restaurant, external decking and ducting remains alight, while a number of flats have also been affected by the fire, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Wood Lane is closed to traffic and people are advised to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p>First reports of the blaze were received just after 3am and crews from Hammersmith, North Kensington, Kensington, Chiswick and surrounding fire stations were mobilised to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Two 32-metre turntable ladders are being deployed as water towers to help extinguish the fire from height, the brigade said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more from Sky News:<br \/>Man dies in shark attack<br \/>&#8216;Corrupt&#8217; council staff &#8216;allocated hundreds of homes for cash&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cause of the fire is not yet known.<\/p>\n<p>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/skynews_2018-small.png\" alt=\"Sky News\" style=\"width:85px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;\"\/>\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                (c) Sky News 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/100-firefighters-tackling-blaze-at-nine-storey-building-in-londons-white-city-13425901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 firefighters tackling blaze at former BBC television centre in London&#8217;s White City<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p>                    More from National Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"About 100 firefighters are battling a blaze in a nine-storey building in London&#8217;s White City. 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