Fire Breaks Out at London’s Popular Camden Lock Market, None Hurt

10 firetrucks and 70 firefighters had been sent to the site to control the fire.

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Massive fire breaks out at popular Camden Lock Market, London
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Massive fire breaks out at popular Camden Lock Market, London
(Photo Courtesy: London Fire Brigade/Facebook)

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Fire ravaged London's Camden Lock Market early on Monday. The market is a popular tourist destination in north London. What caused the fire is still not known.

The London Fire Brigade said 10 firetrucks and 70 firefighters had been sent to the site shortly after midnight on Sunday when a blaze erupted near Camden Stables. It said three floors and the roof of a building within the complex were on fire.

The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers have taken multiple calls to the highly visible blaze and people are asked to avoid the area
London Fire Brigade wrote on Facebook

Ambulance crew also rushed to the scene, but authorities said no injuries had been reported.

Camden Market(Photo Courtesy: Camden Market/Twitter)
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Monday's fire came less than four weeks after a blaze engulfed the Grenfell Tower apartment block in west London, killing at least 80 people.

A fire broke out at Grenfell tower apartment in London. (Photo: AP)

(With inputs from AP)

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Published: 10 Jul 2017,02:37 PM IST

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