Large blaze damages three storey block in Southgate, London, UK - 02 Jul 2023
125 firefighters and twenty fire engines have been tackling a fire in a block of flats in north London overnight.
Crews were called at 9.30pm last night to Newsholme Drive in Southgate.
A number of flats in the loft space of a three-storey ex-hospital building that has been converted into flats were alight.
A large number of residents have been evacuated from the building. A 32-metre turntable ladder appliance has been used to help extinguish the fire.
Station Commander Alex Strand, who is at the scene, said: "Crews are making steady progress and they are using a 32-metre turntable ladder to help extinguish the fire."