Tyre place Brixton Hill on fire!

[supercity]

Brixton Hill is closed, there's a huge blaze and fire engines everywhere.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Brixton Hill is closed, there's a huge blaze and fire engines everywhere.

I knew it. With that much smoke it just had to be.

Will we get a new supermarket now?

 

[supercity]

Funnily enough, my first thought was, that'll make it easier for someone to redevelop. I smell insurance and burning rubber on the breeze.

 

[billythefish]

It's a huge fire - biggest I've seen. Smoke blowing West from the tyre centre. I hope the neighbouring buildings don't catch... or the furniture depot behind...

Took video on my phone, but not sure how to post...

 

[el-ahrairah]

wow, it's been all go around here lately.

 

[supercity]

I've got a photo but it's too big to post on the site.....

 

[supercity]

Phew! I think I resized it OK. Not great, I'm afraid.

Nope. It was a resizing disaster. Sorry. Looks like a heat camera or something.

 

[editor]

Blimey. I can see it from here!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Just got back in absolutely gasping for breath. Smoke blowing into our flats

Couldn't even smell it when we down there

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The roof's totally buckled as well

Would imagine they'll rip that down



Maybe it's time for Editor to take a trip up Brixton Hill tomorrow and immortalise our beloved petrol station/tyre centre

 

[supercity]

I wonder if it's spread to the buildings behind.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I wonder if it's spread to the buildings behind.

Don't think so. Isn't there a wall blocking the two?

 

[cirrus]

Like tha photo. Evocative.
Shame about the fire. Hired a van from there a while back. Good deal..

 

[editor]

View from Coldharbour Lane...

 

[editor]

And another...

 

[cirrus]

jeezus

 

[exleper]

wow, great pics...

all together - londons burning, londons burning

 

[editor]

It's been a bit of a weekend for Brixton.

Aggro outside my block on Friday afternoon.
Bloke shot dead on Friday night
"Mini riot" on Saturday night and now a hefty fire on Sunday.

What's next? A plague of locusts?

 

[cirrus]

aggro, shootings, riot? wha'ppen?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's been a bit of a weekend for Brixton.

Aggro outside my block on Friday afternoon.
Bloke shot dead on Friday night
"Mini riot" on Saturday night and now a hefty fire on Sunday.

What's next? A plague of locusts?

Bloody cheek. Closing my thread

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

View from window

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Obviously can't see much as behind cordons but you can clearly see the roof's buckled

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Not sure who the guy with the guitar is. Maybe he was meant to be playing at The Windmill!

 

[han]

Good god! I wondered what that was.

Brixton Hill is still closed to traffic.

They weren't even letting pedestrians walk down it this morning!

 

[TopCat]

Saves on getting rid of all those fucked tyres. Must have saved the owners a fortune.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm watching it out the window now. Good excuse to go in to work late as I was awake half the night because of the smell of burning rubber (thought we'd shut all the windows but hadn't shut the bedroom one fully). Got up a few times as I thought I was going to puke.

So, how long does rubber burn for, as the smoke's still pretty thick?

I always said someone would burn it down one day, even if it was just kids out of mischief

 

[Dubversion]

well i was going to be late this morning anyway, now i have an excuse

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

well i was going to be late this morning anyway, now i have an excuse

claim smoke inhalation

 

[editor]

Saves on getting rid of all those fucked tyres. Must have saved the owners a fortune.

Got to be a bit suspicious hasn't it?

I mean, tyres aren't exactly easy to set ablaze.

 

[Loki]

There are two coppers on my street & traffic cones right now. They're directing cars down to Brixton High St