England - London - Fire fighters dampen down after Peckham fire

London Fire fighters dampen down smouldering remains from a Simon Snorkel platform after an inner-city estate fire in south London. About 310 people were forced to leave their homes after the fire engulfed a wooden structure under construction in scaffolding at Sumner Road and Garrisbrooke Estate, Peckham, London at about 0430 AM. It spread to two blocks of maisonettes and a destroyed a pub. More than 150 firefighters tackled this unusually large and ferocious fire which injured ten people, including two police officers who received hospital treatment for minor injuries. .

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Image Size: 4368x2912 / 1.8MB; fire aftermath incident wreckage debris damage insurance wrecked Peckham Garisbrooke SE15 Southwark urban city capital GB British English Europe EU Great Britain England UK London estate residential houses homes property burned scorched temperature claim loss policy cover brigade firemen fighters hosing hose water spray dampening down Simon Snorkel platform safety career job duty shift daytime morning after scaffolding 3 three above high smoky smoke scene borough council emergency services devastation devastated destroyed Carisbrooke smouldering pressure
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London Fire fighters dampen down smouldering remains from a Simon Snorkel platform after an inner-city estate fire in south London. About 310 people were forced to leave their homes after the fire engulfed a wooden structure under construction in scaffolding at Sumner Road and Garrisbrooke Estate, Peckham, London at about 0430 AM. It spread to two blocks of maisonettes and a destroyed a pub. More than 150 firefighters tackled this unusually large and ferocious fire which injured ten people, including two police officers who received hospital treatment for minor injuries. .