Fifty Isleworth Residents Evacuated From Their Homes
Pall of smoke in the sky as fire breaks out in garages on Mogden Lane
Residents in the #Isleworth area are advised to close windows and doors while crews tackle a fire at a range of garages in Mogden Lane https://t.co/ccWKb6S1CX © @PaulWoloszyn pic.twitter.com/UaxLOYN2jD
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 15, 2018
Fifty Isleworth residents have had to leave their homes and others in the area have been advised to close their doors and windows after a fire broke out in garages on Mogden Lane this Friday (15 June).
Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers were called the scene in which a range of brick and timber garages were damaged by fire. Approximately 50 people were evacuated from neighbouring properties as a precaution.
Picture: @journopaul
The Brigade's 999 control officers took a total of 22 calls to the fire starting at 1.22pm. They had the fire under control less than two hours later.
Fire crews from Heston, Twickenham, Richmond and other nearby fire stations attended the scene.
.@LondonFire says a number of garages are alight in #Isleworth, west #London. Around 35 firefighters and a number of paramedics are at the scene. pic.twitter.com/CSQBnsJNhL
— Paul Smith (@Journo_Paul) June 15, 2018
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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June 15, 2018
