Person seen ‘jumping from building’ as huge blaze ripped through flats with 70 firefighters called to tackle flames
A PERSON was seen “jumping from a building” after a horror blaze ripped through a block of flats last night.
Ten fire engines and other emergency services scrambled to the scene in Lewisham, Southeast London, just before midnight after a fire at a block of maisonettes.
Seventy firefighters were summoned and a number remained on Lewisham Road overnight, after the control centre received 14 calls in relation to the blaze.
The fire engulfed part of a five-room maisonette split across the ground and first floors.
Pictures from the scene showed the extent of the damage at the flats with charred walls and broken windows left behind.
Cops were seen standing around a cordon in the early hours of the morning after the fire wreaked havoc.
One local claimed that she saw a person jump from the second-floor apartment to the communal garden when the flames took hold, reports The Mirror.
She told the outlet: “I saw relatives asking police if their family members had been found.
“One person jumped from the second floor into the communal garden area when everything caught fire.”
Control Officers received the first of 14 emergency calls at 11:55pm, dispatching crews from Greenwich, Lewisham, Lee Green and surrounding stations.
The incident was thankfully declared under control at 2:02am – more than two hours after it began.
However it is unclear at this stage whether anyone was injured and the nature of any such injuries.
Locals have still been urged to avoid the area.
A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said this morning: “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are tackling a fire at a block of maisonettes on Lewisham Road, Lewisham.
“A small part of a five roomed maisonette is alight. Lewisham Road is currently closed between Penrose Way and Lewisham Hill.
“Control Officers took the first of 14 calls at 2355 and mobilised crews to the scene from Greenwich, Lewisham, Lee Green and surrounding fire stations. The cause of the fire is not yet known.”
The service added on X: “Please avoid the area while the incident is ongoing.”
