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Massive fire in west London restaurant and bakery sees 80 firefighters battling flames that throw up column of smoke visible for miles
- London Fire Brigade said it had over 50 calls about the blaze and 15 fire engines attended scene overnight
- The blaze on Minerva Road in Park Royal affected a bakery and restaurant, but there have been no injuries
- Chris Shaw, a 38-year-old sound and light engineer who lives nearby, said the plumes of smoke were ‘huge’
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A massive fire in a west London restaurant and bakery has seen 80 firefighters battling flames that have thrown up a column of smoke visible for miles.
The London Fire Brigade said it had over 50 calls about the blaze and 15 fire engines attended the scene on Minerva Road in Park Royal.
The fire service said the blaze was affecting a bakery and restaurant, but there have been no injuries.
A huge dark grey plume of smoke can be seen coming from the west London restaurant and bakery on Minerva Road in Park Royal with 80 firefighters and 15 fire engines attending the scene overnight
The thick plume of smoke was visible for miles. Chris Shaw, a 38-year-old sound and light engineer who lives nearby, said: ‘I was worried about the owners so took a walk over to make sure they were safe’
The scene in Park Royal, West London, where the large fire started. The London Fire Brigade said it had over 50 calls about the blaze, which affected a bakery and restaurant, and there have not been any injuries
The scene in Park Royal, West London, with firefighters seen dousing any remaining flames. This morning, the fire service posted an update, saying they worked through the night to bring the huge blaze under control
It was initially reported the fire was taking place in a shop which had flats above it, but the fire service later said no residential properties were involved.
‘There is a lot of thick black smoke so please close your doors & windows if you are nearby,’ tweeted the fire service.
It previously added the ‘complex and severe’ fire, which is now under control, meant firefighters would be at the scene throughout Thursday night.
Smoke billows from the fire on Minerva Road in Park Royal, west London. The fire service previously asked people living nearby to close their doors and windows, but no residential properties were involved
Police and firefighters at the scene earlier, with the brigade using a crane to help douse the flames. The fire service described the blaze, which is now under control, as ‘complex and severe’ at the time
A huge column of smoke is seen billowing from the large building, of which the roof appears to be destroyed, in west London
A thick plume of smoke rises from behind a building on Minerva Road in London yesterday in a still image taken from a video
This morning, the fire brigade posted an update: ‘Firefighters worked throughout the night to bring the Park Royal bakery fire under control.
‘Thankfully there were no injuries.’
Chris Shaw, a 38-year-old sound and light engineer, said: ‘I live five minutes from there and I was at home and saw the plumes of smoke which were huge.
‘Only 20 mins before I was at the post office next to the fire so I was worried about the owners so took a walk over to make sure they were safe.’
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