The Croydon skyline filled with thick smoke after a builder's yard went up in flames.
A picture taken from the top of Park House in Park Street Croydon
Twenty firefighters were dispatched to a fire at a Waddon builder's yard this afternoon.
The road around the site was closed and one house evacuated following fears of a potential gas explosion as crews cooled down a butane cylinder and two tonnes of loose waste.
The fire, reported at 1.35pm today, was near the junction of Factory Lane and Martin Crescent.
Sally Harper, Croydon station manager, said: "The fire was well-developed when we arrived and our crews worked hard to get it quickly under control.
"Thanks to their efforts, the fire was confined to the builder's yard although we evacuated one house nearby just as a precaution."
Karen Barber, manager at Croydon Hearing in Park House, Park Street, in central Croydon, said: "I just looked out the window.
"There was black billowing smoke.
"It was filling the skyline.
"I didn't know what it was so I looked at your Twitter feed as you are first with the news."
Crews from Croydon, Woodside and Norbury attended the fire, which was under control by 2.50pm.
We are responding to a fire in #Croydon... Running a distance so may get cancelled before we arrive #LASCSV pic.twitter.com/HjbNIolSfn
— ChrisHawkswell, EP07 (@LAS_TacAdvisor) July 10, 2015
Around 20 firefighters are dealing with a blaze at a builder's yard on Factory Lane in #Croydon. More info to follow. pic.twitter.com/Il778jXT8e
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) July 10, 2015
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