London(August 20, 2017): Dozens of firefighters were called to a massive blaze in a west London flat.
Flames gutted two apartments inside the Bayswater townhouse in Kensington Gardens Square after a fire broke out as nearly 60 firefighters battled for hours to extinguish the blaze.
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However, there were no reports of any injuries. An LFB spokesman said, “Eight fire engines and 58 firefighters and officers were called to a flat fire on Kensington Gardens Square. A turntable ladder was also used to tackle the blaze.
Station Manager Nick Saunders, who was at the scene, added that this was a challenging fire and crews worked hard to contain it and to stop it from spreading further than the two affected flats.
The cause of the blaze is being investigated.
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