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| Staples Corner fire: London paint factory blaze sends fireballs into air | |
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| A “significant fire” at a paint factory has sent smoke billowing across London with witnesses reporting “fireballs” shooting into the air. | A “significant fire” at a paint factory has sent smoke billowing across London with witnesses reporting “fireballs” shooting into the air. |
| The London fire brigade said more than 90 firefighters were tackling the blaze at a paint factory on Waterloo Road, Staples Corner, on Monday. | The London fire brigade said more than 90 firefighters were tackling the blaze at a paint factory on Waterloo Road, Staples Corner, on Monday. |
| Achal Dhillon who lives in Hendon, less than half a mile from the scene, said the fire was burning “quite violently” for more than 30 minutes and fireballs were propelled into the air up to a height of 100 metres. | Achal Dhillon who lives in Hendon, less than half a mile from the scene, said the fire was burning “quite violently” for more than 30 minutes and fireballs were propelled into the air up to a height of 100 metres. |
| Dhillon said there was a “loud pop … then we saw a lot of flames suddenly rise up by themselves... then just this huge mountain of fire, almost pyramid shaped and spiralling as it was shooting fireballs into the air. There is a huge trail of thick black smoke”. He said firefighters arrived within a couple of minutes. | Dhillon said there was a “loud pop … then we saw a lot of flames suddenly rise up by themselves... then just this huge mountain of fire, almost pyramid shaped and spiralling as it was shooting fireballs into the air. There is a huge trail of thick black smoke”. He said firefighters arrived within a couple of minutes. |
| The fire brigade said there were “no reports of anyone involved at this stage” when asked if there was anyone trapped inside the burning building. | The fire brigade said there were “no reports of anyone involved at this stage” when asked if there was anyone trapped inside the burning building. |
| The fire brigade tweeted a dramatic video of the scene: | The fire brigade tweeted a dramatic video of the scene: |
| Firefighters are working hard to bring the #StaplesCorner paint factory fire under control. If you're in the local area please shut your doors & windows. Updates will be tweeted on our feed © @EKesselman https://t.co/DknPQ31lxF pic.twitter.com/gYKfZFJM1u | Firefighters are working hard to bring the #StaplesCorner paint factory fire under control. If you're in the local area please shut your doors & windows. Updates will be tweeted on our feed © @EKesselman https://t.co/DknPQ31lxF pic.twitter.com/gYKfZFJM1u |
| “This is a significant fire at a paint factory off the North Circular which can be seen across London,” a spokesman said. “We’d ask people to avoid the area if possible and local residents to keep their doors and windows shut.” | “This is a significant fire at a paint factory off the North Circular which can be seen across London,” a spokesman said. “We’d ask people to avoid the area if possible and local residents to keep their doors and windows shut.” |