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| Firefighters tackle blaze in City | Firefighters tackle blaze in City |
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| Firefighters are continuing to tackle a fire in a building in central London, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. | Firefighters are continuing to tackle a fire in a building in central London, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. |
| Crews were called to Field House in Chancery Lane, near Holborn, at about 1540 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| The fire is in the five-storey Immigration and Appeals Commission building, which was being refurbished at the time. No-one was trapped inside. | The fire is in the five-storey Immigration and Appeals Commission building, which was being refurbished at the time. No-one was trapped inside. |
| An LFB spokesman said 75 firefighters are at the site "making sure it does not spread to adjacent buildings". | An LFB spokesman said 75 firefighters are at the site "making sure it does not spread to adjacent buildings". |
| The fire spread very rapidly, one student said it was just a little fire on the roof and 10 minutes later it was this blaze I photographed Jasper Pandza, eyewitness See more of your pictures | The fire spread very rapidly, one student said it was just a little fire on the roof and 10 minutes later it was this blaze I photographed Jasper Pandza, eyewitness See more of your pictures |
| LFB said most of the roof and a part of the fifth floor of the building caught fire. | LFB said most of the roof and a part of the fifth floor of the building caught fire. |
| The spokesman said: "We are doing salvage work on floors up to the fourth floor." | The spokesman said: "We are doing salvage work on floors up to the fourth floor." |
| It added that 130 people had been evacuated from the building before fire crews arrived. | It added that 130 people had been evacuated from the building before fire crews arrived. |
| Parts of two other adjacent buildings have also been evacuated, LFB said. | Parts of two other adjacent buildings have also been evacuated, LFB said. |
| Three 2.3 stone (15kg) propane cylinders were found on the site. | Three 2.3 stone (15kg) propane cylinders were found on the site. |
| Fifteen fire engines continued to tackle the blaze on Wednesday night. | Fifteen fire engines continued to tackle the blaze on Wednesday night. |
| A Tribunals Service spokesperson said: "We are at present trying to contact those who were due to have hearings in the building tomorrow to advise them not to attend." | A Tribunals Service spokesperson said: "We are at present trying to contact those who were due to have hearings in the building tomorrow to advise them not to attend." |
| Police have cordoned off Chancery Lane at the junction with Fleet Street and stopped traffic from entering. | Police have cordoned off Chancery Lane at the junction with Fleet Street and stopped traffic from entering. |
| Jasper Pandza, who is based at the Maughan Library at King's College, said: "The fire spread very rapidly, one student said it was just a little fire on the roof and 10 minutes later it was this blaze I photographed. | Jasper Pandza, who is based at the Maughan Library at King's College, said: "The fire spread very rapidly, one student said it was just a little fire on the roof and 10 minutes later it was this blaze I photographed. |
| "The library building was luckily not evacuated." | "The library building was luckily not evacuated." |
| Chancery Lane is an historic area, with some parts dating back centuries. It derives its name from the historic High Court of Chancery. | Chancery Lane is an historic area, with some parts dating back centuries. It derives its name from the historic High Court of Chancery. |
| The area is predominately occupied by the legal profession and consulting firms. | The area is predominately occupied by the legal profession and consulting firms. |
| Are you in the area? Send us your comments using the form below. | Are you in the area? Send us your comments using the form below. |
| Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. | Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. |
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