Firefighters tackled a fire on the roof of a mosque in Plumstead which injured one man.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called earlier today (October 1) to the Greenwich Islamic Centre, along Plumstead Road.
Four fire engines and 21 fire fighters tackled a fire on the roof, thought to be caused by burning rubbish.
One man suffered minor burns and was treated by the London Ambulance Service (LAS).
The LAS sent the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), an ambulance crew, a single responder by car and an incidence response officer.
London's Air Ambulance also attended.
MORE TOP STORIES Station Manager Gary Thompson, who was at the scene said: “Firefighters quickly dealt with the small fire on the roof of the mosque."
The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental, and was brought under control at 3.45pm.
Transport for London (TfL) confirmed buses which were on diversion due to the fire are now back to normal.
Plumstead Road was closed just after the station towards Woolwich, with queues backing up to Belmarsh, but has since re-opened although traffic remains.
Just last weekend (September 26) Europe’s largest mosque in Morden was severely destroyed by fire.
Greenwich mosque in plumstead /woolwich appears to be on fire. Now Traffic is open. Bus car Moving pic.twitter.com/vLAt7BztsA
— Arjun Paudel (@day2nightjets) October 1, 2015
Greenwich mosque in plumstead/woolwich appears to be on fire. Wouldn't recommend passing through there by bus/car. Traffic is backed up!
— Sylvain Trilltord (@KuntaKutiKing) October 1, 2015
Another mosque on fire in woolwich 😳
— Gooner Russ (@69Gooner69) October 1, 2015
More to follow.
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