Officers were called early this morning after reports of a basement fire in a pub
Firefighters were called in this early hours of this morning to a pub blaze in Hither Green.
Officers were called to Staplehurst Road, at 2.29am to reports of a pub fire.
Part of the basement was damaged by fire and 15 people left the accommodation on the first and second floor before the brigade arrived.
There was a fire alarm system fitted throughout the building and it raised the alarm.
The cause of the fire is believed to be the failure of a lithium ion battery pack.
The Brigade was called at 0229 and the fire was under control by 0331 and fire crews from Lewisham, Lee Green, Greenwich and Forest Hill fire stations were at the scene.
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