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Massive fire in London ahead of Olympic
closing ceremony
Monday August 13, 2012 09:11:57 AM,
IANS
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London: A blaze
described as the biggest to have happened in London in several
years broke out Sunday, and more than 200 firefighters had to
battle it out.
The London Fire Brigade said it was called around 1.15 p.m. about
a fire at a recycling centre in Dagenham, east London. At least 40
engines tried to combat the blaze, Xinhua reported. There were no
reports of injuries.
The venue is not very far from the Olympic park, where the closing
ceremony was due to be held.
The BBC said the wind was likely to
take the smoke northwards during the evening, away from the
stadium.
London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said: "We have not seen a fire
of this size in London for several years. It's certainly a
dramatic end to the Olympics for the London Fire Brigade.
"That
said though, we are still able to attend incidents across the
capital and the fire cover we are providing at the Olympic venues
has not been affected."
It was not clear how the blaze started.
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