Chalk Farm fire: Flames rip through terraced house near north London Tube station

Dozens of fire fighters battled a huge house fire near a Tube station in north London on Monday evening.

Six fire engines and 35 firefighters were called out to tackle the blaze close to Chalk Farm Underground station, in Camden.

Flames ripped through a three-storey terraced house in Prince of Wales Road, close to Maitland Park Road, just after 7.30pm.

Dramatic footage posted on social media showed smoke billow over residential roads as flames tore through the top of the building.

The road was taped off for three hours while fire crews dealt with the fire which destroyed the first and second floors of the house, along with the roof, London Fire Brigade said.

A spokeswoman confirmed the Brigade was called to Prince of Wales Road to reports of house fire at 7.32pm.

Detectives are treating the fire as suspicious, Scotland Yard confirmed.

A spokesman added: “There are no reports of any injured parties at this time.

“At this early stage the fire is being treated as suspicious pending further investigation.”

Station Manager Lee Walker said: "When I arrived on the scene there were flames coming out of the first and second floor windows of the property, the roof was also well alight.”

The fire was under control by 10.30pm.