Twelve escape fire at Bermondsey flat
15 December 2014
Twelve people escaped from a fire at a block of flats on Strathnairn Street in Bermondsey, yesterday afternoon.
Ten people evacuated from the affected flat before the arrival of the Brigade and were suffering from smoke inhalation.
A man and a woman also left two neighbouring flats before the arrival of the Brigade and were treated by the London Ambulance Service for smoke inhalation.
Half of the four roomed flat on the third floor was damaged by fire.
The fire is believed to have been caused by clothes being left too close to a halogen heater.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Shockingly, over two thirds of fatal fires involving heaters are caused by clothing or furniture being too close. People need to make sure their portable heaters are standing upright and kept well away from clothes, curtains or furniture.
"Portable heaters should never be used to dry clothes or placed too close to bedding.”
Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers from Dockhead, Deptford, Peckham, New Cross, Shadwell and Brixton fire stations attended the incident. The Brigade was called at 1549 and the fire was under control at 1726.
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