Penge fire: 100 firefighters tackle huge blaze at Poundland on High Street in southeast London

"Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters have been called around 4:30am to a fire on High Street in Penge. Firefighters are tackling a fire in a two storey terraced shop where a large part of the ground floor is alight. Fire crews are using a 32-metre turntable ladder as a water tower to help extinguish the fire from above and the Brigade's drone team is providing the Incident Commander with a greater situational awareness of the fire."

"Fifteen fire engines were called to High Street in Penge at around 4.30am following reports of a two-storey terraced shop engulfed in flames. Dramatic footage shows crews using an aerial platform to douse the fire from above, as flames towered over nearby buildings. Photos suggest the fire has ripped through a large Poundland store. Several neighbouring businesses have been evacuated, and local residents have been urged to keep doors and windows closed due to heavy smoke."

Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were mobilised to High Street in Penge after a two-storey terraced shop became engulfed in flames at about 4:30am. Large parts of the ground floor were alight and the blaze appears to have spread through a large Poundland store. Fire crews used a 32-metre turntable ladder as a water tower and an aerial platform while the brigade's drone team provided enhanced situational awareness for the incident commander. Neighbouring properties were evacuated and residents were advised to keep doors and windows shut because of heavy smoke. Mobilised crews came from Beckenham, Forest Hill, Woodside, West Norwood and other surrounding stations. The High Street was closed with significant traffic disruption. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

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