Tottenham fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze at industrial bakery
Firefighters don't believe anyone was inside the building and a spokesman said no-one has been injured
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Your support makes all the difference.More than 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial bakery in Tottenham.
London Fire Brigade sent 10 fire engines to the fire at a single-storey unit in West Road at 6.20pm.
Firefighters don't believe anyone was inside the building and a spokesman said no-one has been injured.
Pictures from the scene show plumes of thick smoke billowing into the air.
Fire crews are currently using covering jets to prevent the fire from spreading to neighbouring units.
Police have closed roads in the area and people living near the fire have been advised to keep their windows closed as a precaution against the smoke.
Station Manager Charles Hanks, who is at the scene, said: “Crews were confronted with a large fire when they arrived and are now working hard to confine it to the bakery and stop it from spreading to any neighbouring factory units.
"There is some fuel stored on site but crews have isolated the supply and it is not involved in the fire.”
"The fire is producing a lot of smoke so we are advising residents to keep their doors and windows closed as a precaution while it is going on. Thankfully though no injuries have been reported.”
The cause of the fire is currently unknown. Firefighters are likely to remain on the scene throughout the night.
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