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Three rescued from warehouse fire
8:45am Wednesday 14th May 2008
THREE people had to be rescued from a flat when flames spread from a warehouse fire in West Wickham.
Six fire engines and 30 firefighters were needed to tackle the fire which started in a furniture warehouse in Glebe Way at 4.10pm yesterday.
Three people living in a flat above the warehouse had to be led to safety by firefighters.
One person was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
A semi-detached house next door to the warehouse was also damaged by the fire after flames spread to the ground floor.
Fire destroyed 20 per cent of the ground floor of the warehouse and ten percent of the neighbouring house.
Firefighters from Beckenham, Bromley, Forest Hill and Addington took one and a half hours to bring the flames under control.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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Jon Cheetham, petts wood says...
12:19pm Wed 14 May 08
You say the fire was nearly out by 4.30 - so how much longer did it take to put out the rest of the fire? If you read the story it says they fire started in the furniture warehouse - on the ground floor - and spread from there - so I think we agree on that. As for the 10 per cent damage - how could you know that unless you were part of the fire investigation team - in which case why didn't you provide accurate details to the LFB press office. But feel free to slag off stories at random if it helps.
Jo, Bromley says...
12:27pm Wed 14 May 08
Rich, Lewisham says...
1:52pm Wed 14 May 08
Well done to the fire crews involved.
Jon Cheetham, petts wood says...
2:09pm Wed 14 May 08
anonymous, west wickham says...
4:06pm Wed 14 May 08
?, glebe way says...
4:29pm Wed 14 May 08
Sam, says...
5:29pm Wed 14 May 08
? wrote:Ouch. Looks like youve touched a nerve with Jon Cheetham,?.
jon cheetham u live nowhere near this so id like to know how you can comment on this. the fire started outside the auction house and spread to inside after damaging two other houses. the firefighters were helpful to the older people and did there job very well but noone spoke to my m8 to check he was alrite whos house was hit. this is not slagging of random stories as i weas in one of the houses wen the fire started.
Methinks he doth protest too much.
Teacher, Class 1 says...
10:22pm Wed 14 May 08
? wrote:Master ? Did the fire destroy some of your commas, full stops and capital letters? If not, please put some in your postings you cretin. DUH!!!!
jon cheetham u live nowhere near this so id like to know how you can comment on this. the fire started outside the auction house and spread to inside after damaging two other houses. the firefighters were helpful to the older people and did there job very well but noone spoke to my m8 to check he was alrite whos house was hit. this is not slagging of random stories as i weas in one of the houses wen the fire started.
jon cheetham, petts wood says...
8:01am Fri 16 May 08
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?, glebe way says...
11:45am Wed 14 May 08
The fire had nearly been put out by half four and the fire started on the ground floor and spread upwards. 10percent damage was done to 2 houses not 1 like you reported.