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18/08/2015
LFB Investigate Fire At City Office Block
An investigation has been launched into a fire at an office block in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the City of London.
Forty people had evacuated the office block on Friday Street when London Fire Brigade arrived at about 05:30.
The fire was in the basement and sub basement of the seven floor building and one metre of electrical cabling at sub basement level was damaged by fire.
There were no reports of any injuries.
(MH)
Forty people had evacuated the office block on Friday Street when London Fire Brigade arrived at about 05:30.
The fire was in the basement and sub basement of the seven floor building and one metre of electrical cabling at sub basement level was damaged by fire.
There were no reports of any injuries.
(MH)
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