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| Fire Ravages Building in London's Camden Lock Market. |
More than 70 firefighters battled a large fire in a building housing many
boutique shops in London's popular Camden Lock Market in the early hours of
Monday.
The emergency service said it had sent 10 fire engines to the scene and
the fire was extinguished within around three hours with no casualties
reported.
"The first, second and third floors, plus the roof, of a building
within the market are alight," the London Fire Brigade said on Twitter
after the fire broke out.
Fire brigade spokesman David Reid said: "Crews worked hard to get
the fire under control and to stop it from spreading to neighbouring
buildings."
Images shared on social media showed tall flames and a burnt-out
building at the north London market, which is popular with Londoners and
tourists.
"The fire was moving very fast," witness Joan Ribes, 24, told
the Press Association news agency.
He said the fire "was flying through the air to the surrounding
areas".
"People were watching, but we were scared the building could
explode at any time since there are restaurants with kitchens nearby," he
said.
The market area has around 28 million visitors a year.
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said they were called to a fire
at 00:07 am (2307 GMT Sunday), but that they had not treated any patients.
A spokeswoman for Market Tech, the major shareholder in the market, said
the fire was isolated to one building.
"While a small section of Camden Lock Market will be closed off to
the public until further notice as a precaution, the rest of Camden Lock
Market... will be fully open," she said.
The Fire Brigade has opened an investigation
into the causes of the fire.
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