Major fire on Loughborough estate

[editor]

Happening now

Major fire in tower block on the Loughborough Estate, Brixton – in photos, Sat 16th April 2022

Multiple fire engines are on the scene in Brixton’s Loughborough Estate estate after a large fire has broken out in what appears to be a second floor flat. Here’s how it looks now:

www.brixtonbuzz.com

 

[Sue]

Shit, that looks bad. Hope everyone gets out safely.

 

[editor]

Shit, that looks bad. Hope everyone gets out safely.

There must be at least six fire engines in attendance and the flames seem to have gone out, but there's still plenty of smoke.

 

[editor]

It's horrible seeing this happen, by the way. Even if everyone gets out OK they're going to have lost so much stuff.

 

[nagapie]

How awful.

 

[Pickman's model]

Hope no one hurt or killed

 

[xsunnysuex]

Fuck nearly shit myself then. Coming home, for a min thought it was my block. Nasty.

 

[editor]

Fire is now out.

 

[editor]

July 2003:

 

[xsunnysuex]

Fire is now out.

People on facebook are saying it was someone having a bbq on the balcony.

 

[Pickman's model]

People on facebook is saying it was someone having a bbq on the balcony.

Fucking fucking stupid thing to do, if that's the case. And even if it hadn't caused a fire it's a phenomenally inconsiderate thing to do for all the other people it'd affect

 

[SpookyFrank]

Looks like here at least the fire hasn't spread to other flats on account of no mad cunt decided to cover the building in flammable cladding.

 

[editor]

The flats underneath have been waterlogged and say that it's going to take three days for Lambeth to sort it

 

[Epona]

Is everyone physically ok though?

 

[Not a Vet]

Discarded cigarette was the official reason