Flames tore through a tyre shop this morning as 35 firefighters battled to bring the fire under control.

Part of the ground floor and a stack of tyres in the yard of Twins Tyres, Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, were destroyed in the blaze which started at about 1.45am.

And part of the outside of an adjoining house was also damaged by the fire.

Crews from Woodside, Croydon, Norbury and Tooting fire stations took just under an hour to bring it under control.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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