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The article says:
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters attended the blaze above Cycle Stop on West Green Road at around 7pm on Sunday evening.
My emphasis. I merely speculated about a flat above the shop, but it's obviously likely that that's what the floor above is used for. Equally obviously, it's possible the 'above' is incorrect and that it did start in the shop, but the article doesn't say that.
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Wow , multiple batteries, not gonna rent a flat above an e bike shop!
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Somerset House is on fire.
Witnesses reported seeing thick plumes of smoke visible from as far as the south bank of the Thames.
Incredible, that's miles away!
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The article has been updated to say it's been extinguished.
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And there was I thinking just the other day that we haven't had any major grass fires this year ...
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This is a refurbished former office block and seems to have been a mixed-use building:
One of the more pressing initial issues that Block Management UK is addressing is the confusion over remaining funds. In addition, a long list of general maintenance works not being carried out have led to leaks and electrical issues. The property has missed out on regular caretaking and cleaning and there is an issue with dumped items.
The building also has a rainwater harvest system and solar array on the roof that will be receiving some needed attention.
It was originally built in 1974 for the DuPont company. The refurbishment may have included dubious cladding, but that's not mentioned in the article.
https://www.blockmanagementuk.ltd/news-article.aspx?ArticleID=99
Here's an ad for a one-bed flat for £160k that seems to have been on offer for more before it was reduced. I don't know how this web-site works, but it doesn't seem to have been sold despite the ad being up for more than a year. It's unlikely to be in saleable condition now.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/131716418
It's here:
More/slightly different Standard pages:
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I cycled past this just as they had it under control/extinguished the other day
https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2024/august/flat-fire-sydenham/
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This is a refurbished former office block and seems to have been a mixed-use building:
The top two floors appear to have been added around 2014 which have the non-compliant cladding. The lower floors are part of the original concrete facade and have look like they have been rendered. The balconies also look like they could have part timber structures which could have spread the fire between floors.
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Ah yes, there's another block in Barking which had wooden balconies that burned:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48706110
Structural timber seems to be a good thing all things considered but needs to be treated properly.
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I didn't know that.
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there are some more modern products that claim to be safe, so maybe there are options.
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I did wonder why many sustainability-obsessed people champion timber so much. Let's hope that's either the final word or that even better solutions can be developed.
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Explosion and fire across from the O2. I could see the plume of smoke from Woolwich
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1942850/explosions-london-docklands-fire
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Not telling anyone about it seems to be a great strategy to prevent any possible public panic ...
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I didn't pick up earlier that while it was a planned event, it went wrong.
It added: “The fire in Silvertown followed a controlled explosion at a film set which spread out of control.
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Well, this is just bizarre. One would expect that measures might now be taken for this sort of thing not to happen again.
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Fortunately no Grenfell-style cladding on this one.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/catford-greenwich-fire-tower-block-locals-b1180122.html
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Where did you see mention of the flat above the shop?
As I said, there were lots of deliveroo bikes in there so battery fire isn't that surprising.