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| Safety fears after Oxford St fire | Safety fears after Oxford St fire |
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| Emergency services have partially closed off Oxford Street over fears that a building on fire could collapse. | Emergency services have partially closed off Oxford Street over fears that a building on fire could collapse. |
| About 150 firefighters are tackling the blaze which started just before 1900 BST on Thursday above the New Look store, next door to Marks and Spencer. | About 150 firefighters are tackling the blaze which started just before 1900 BST on Thursday above the New Look store, next door to Marks and Spencer. |
| Crews have been forced to fight the fire from neighbouring buildings because they fear the site could collapse under the intense flames. | Crews have been forced to fight the fire from neighbouring buildings because they fear the site could collapse under the intense flames. |
| Police closed a quarter-mile section between Oxford Circus and Wells Street. | Police closed a quarter-mile section between Oxford Circus and Wells Street. |
| Brendan McAlone from the London Fire Brigade said: "Currently we have pulled our crews back, in conjunction with the borough surveyor, because we have some concerns about the building's stability." | |
| Window shattered | |
| Westminster City Council said the quarter-mile exclusion zone would be in place until Saturday morning. | |
| There are no reports of injuries but nearby buildings have been evacuated. | There are no reports of injuries but nearby buildings have been evacuated. |
| Both Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Tube stations remain open. | |
| Bilal Khan, whose father owns a souvenir shop opposite the location of the fire, said he saw flames coming out of the building. | Bilal Khan, whose father owns a souvenir shop opposite the location of the fire, said he saw flames coming out of the building. |
| "I was the first person to run out and I saw flames blazing out of the window and the window shattering on the floor across the road." | "I was the first person to run out and I saw flames blazing out of the window and the window shattering on the floor across the road." |