Update: Additional video added, scroll down.
BBC News
AN EARLY-MORNING FIRE IN A FASHIONABLE restaurant district in London, England, on Thursday has gutted a 4-story building and spread to a second building before the London Fire Brigade was able to contain the blaze.
The fire was reported around 4:30 am and the first-arriving units found the building well-involved already. Upgraded responses brought over 100 firefighters to the scene and it took them more than six hours to bring it under control. Early in the operation the top two floors collapsed after the FF’s attempted to do a primay search with thermal imaging cameras. It is believed that there were no casualties from the fire.
BBC News
Some unconfirmed reports say that the restuarant involved is The East Room, a private members’ club. Others say that it began in the Sosho Bar and Restaurant. Police and fire investigators are on the scene, but it will be a long time before they can get inside to search for the cause and point of origin.
Sky News has posted this brief video report from the fire scene:
This Islington Gazette has MORE.
Update:
ITN has just posted this video:
Update #2:
The Daily Mail has an updated report with some good photos HERE.
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