Fifteen fire engines and approximately 100 firefighters are currently tackling a large blaze that broke out this morning behind a kosher supermarket in Golders Green, north London. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was alerted just before 7am and responded swiftly to the scene amid heavy smoke that has caused road closures and public safety warnings.
Emergency services dispatched crews from multiple stations, including a 32-metre turntable ladder, with teams arriving from Finchley, Willesden, and West Hampstead. The LFB received 56 calls about the fire starting from 6.47am, coordinating a large-scale response to contain the flames.
Thick black smoke is billowing from the building, prompting authorities to advise residents in the surrounding area to keep windows and doors shut for safety. Several roads, including parts of Golders Green Road near Beverley Gardens, have been closed off to allow firefighters safe access to the site.
Video footage shows towering flames and dense smoke rising from the three-storey building, which houses the kosher supermarket on the ground floor with other premises above. Firefighters and police are managing the scene while moving objects away from the fire to prevent further damage.
The London Fire Brigade has urged the public to avoid the vicinity as crews continue working to extinguish the blaze. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and remains under investigation.
Originally published by UKNIP.
