Westfield Stratford closed after fire in first floor shopon October 17, 2021 at 2:24 pm

- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

The complex in east London was evacuated after the discovery of a small fire in a first-floor shop.

Firefighters at Westfield

Image source, LFB

Westfield in east London has been closed due to a fire inside a shop.

Witnesses said the concourse of the shopping centre, in Stratford, “filled with smoke” as the centre was evacuated just after 10:00 BST.

The small fire, within a shop on the first floor, had been brought under control by about 11:45 BST.

The centre was closed to staff and shoppers for five hours but has since reopened. Car park users would not be charged for the morning, bosses said.

About 60 firefighters were at the scene at one point, the London Fire Brigade said.

Fire engines at Westfield

Image source, LFB

Crews from Stratford, Leytonstone, Leyton, Plaistow and other surrounding fire stations went to the scene.

Only “a small part” of a shop was damaged, the brigade said, and the cause of the fire is not yet known. No-one was injured.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

- Advertisement -

Discover

Sponsor

Latest

Meat Loaf albums return to the UK charts after his deathon January 28, 2022 at 5:01 pm

Bat Out Of Hell re-enters the albums chart at number three, its highest-ever placing.

Kenny Shiels: Northern Ireland boss apologises for saying ‘women are more emotional than men’on April 13, 2022 at 11:44 am

Northern Ireland boss Kenny Shiels apologises for saying "women are more emotional than men" when discussing his side's 5-0 defeat by England.

Covid-19: Effects on social care and rape case delays revealedon October 22, 2021 at 6:23 am

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic...

Covid in Scotland: Call to cancel operations to reduce NHS pressureon July 8, 2021 at 9:52 am

A senior public health official said "difficult decisions" must be made amid staff absences and rising admissions.Another possible solution would be to reassess whether...

Here’s a look at who is most at risk of contracting COVID-19 and how much they earn for taking that risk

Resize icon Social distancing is an option many American workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic simply don’t have. Some of them...