Wembley fire: Huge blaze rips through industrial units

Fire crews battled a huge blaze at an industrial site throughout the night.

Residents were advised to keep their windows shut as around 120 firefighters tried to bring the Wembley blaze under control.

Photos from the scene showed smoke billowing up from the buildings in Magnet Road, near East Lane and North Wembley station.

The London Fire Brigade said the incident began shortly after 8.47pm on Monday and they were still on the scene at 7am the following morning.

Fire ripped through the lower two floors and reached the roof of a number of two storey units.

Station manager Keith Wilson said the strange layout of the site had made it difficult to bring the roof fire under control.

He said: "Crews have been working tirelessly through one of the coldest nights of the year to bring this complex fire under control.

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“The nature of the building's roof structure has made it challenging for our firefighters to gain access to the roof voids and extinguish the fire.”

He went on: "The fire is still producing quite a bit of smoke and although it is on an industrial estate with relatively few homes nearby, we would advise people who do live and work in the area to keep their windows closed as a precaution."

The cause of the fire is not currently known.

It was the second major incident tackled by the London Fire Brigade on Monday evening after an explosion at a block of flats in Hornchurch.