Reuters AlertNet Lite - Huge fire breaks out at famous London market

Reuters AlertNet Full site

NEWSDESK

Huge fire breaks out at famous London market

09 Feb 2008 21:31:29 GMT
Source: Reuters

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A huge fire broke out on Saturday evening at Camden market, one of London's most popular tourist spots, sending flames leaping high into the air. London Fire Brigade said it had sent 20 fire engines and 100 firefighters to tackle the blaze at the market in north London, an area usually thronged with shoppers and people enjoying the area's pubs and clubs.

A police spokesman said there were no immediate reports of injuries and nothing to suggest the fire's origins were criminal.

"I can see the entire market ... covered in yellow flames. It seems like it's spreading quite quickly as well," eyewitness Lawrence Wahlund told Sky News.

According to the Camden market Web site, it is the largest street market in Britain and the fourth most-visited tourist attraction in London, with about 500,000 visitors a week.

The market, next to Camden Lock, opened in the 1970s and has grown into a sprawling complex of market stalls, shops, workshops, studios and cafes. Shops sell everything from arts and crafts to designer clothes and antiques.

There was no immediate word on how serious the damage to the market was. (Reporting by Adrian Croft; Editing by Matthew Jones)

AlertNet news is provided by

Email this article Send comments

NGO latest

• £100m TOWARDS OUR 'CARBON DEBT' A WELCOME FIRST STEP
Christian Aid - UK

• New Director brings focus on big donors and big business to Save the Children
Save the Children UK

• NRC Launches Asian emergency roster
NRC - Norway

• UK MUST CHALLENGE "DAMAGING" EU TRADE DEALS
Christian Aid - UK

• POWER STATION PLANS SHOULD BE BLOCKED
Christian Aid - UK

MORE >>

Latest news

• Huge fire breaks out at famous London market

• Thousands rally as Bhutto party relaunches poll bid

• Kenya rivals near deal, tough talks lie ahead

• Harsh winter kills more than 750 in Afghanistan

• Kenya rivals make progress, tough talks lie ahead

MORE >>

AlertNet news is provided by

Breaking stories

Huge fire breaks out at famous London market (1 minute ago)

Thousands rally as Bhutto party relaunches poll bid (1 minute ago)

AlertNet insight

Climate change and conflicts: Is there a link at all? (1 minute ago)

Aid agency news feed

£100m TOWARDS OUR 'CARBON DEBT' A WELCOME FIRST STEP (1 minute ago)

Blogs

Bali climate change talks: 'The long, arduous road' to nowhere? (1 minute ago)

Maps

MAP: Global flood locations week ending Jan 31,2008 (1 minute ago)