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15/06/2015
More Than 70 Firefighters Tackle Hackney Blaze
More than 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a range of shops on Yorkton Street in Hackney.
London Fire Brigade responded to a call just after 13:00 of thick black smoke, that is said to be visible for miles.
Residents are advised to keep their windows and doors closed.
Firefighters from Soho, Islington, Holloway, Shoreditch, Homerton, Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, Tottenham and Poplar fire stations are at the scene.
(MH)
London Fire Brigade responded to a call just after 13:00 of thick black smoke, that is said to be visible for miles.
Residents are advised to keep their windows and doors closed.
Firefighters from Soho, Islington, Holloway, Shoreditch, Homerton, Bethnal Green, Whitechapel, Tottenham and Poplar fire stations are at the scene.
(MH)
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