Perivale fire tackled by 120 firefighters Published duration 5 July 2015

media caption Thick black smoke billowed from the building

A serious fire at a warehouse in west London required about 120 firefighters to bring it under control.

The blaze in Wadsworth Road, Perivale, began just before 19:00 BST on Saturday.

As flames tore through the two-storey building, a 50m by 20m structure of mixed industrial units, plumes of thick black smoke were visible across London.

About 30 people were evacuated from the warehouse but there are no reports of any injuries.

People living nearby were advised to close windows and doors due to large amounts of smoke produced.

The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

image copyright London Fire Brigade image caption The fire was put out at 03:30 BST and around 45 firefighters remained at the scene on Sunday

image copyright London Fire Brigade image caption Firefighters from 15 stations tackled the blaze as it took hold of the building

image copyright London's Air Ambulance charity image caption Smoke was visible across the capital as the sun set

Vinesh Pomal, 28, who lives nearby, said the fire looked to have "spread to the entire building".

"I can see flames, debris and thick black smoke is just billowing out now as the whole building is on fire. It's just getting worse. I can see the heat from my bedroom window which is quite scary," he said.

"I have never seen so much drama in Perivale before. I have friends from east London messaging me saying they can see it. It's put Perivale on the map for all the wrong reasons."

media caption Lukasz Hanecki filmed the firefighters trying to control the blaze

Station manager Jeff Lisle who was at the scene said: "Crews worked very hard in extremely difficult conditions to bring this fire under control.

"Firefighters used aerial ladder platforms to tackle it from numerous vantage points and to prevent the blaze from spreading to neighbouring warehouses.

"Although not in a residential area the smoke from the fire was travelling quite a distance so we advised locals to keep windows and doors shut as a precaution."

Some 45 firefighters remained at the scene on Sunday damping down the fire.

image copyright London Fire Brigade image caption London Fire Brigade tweeted that they will be at the scene throughout the night

image copyright London Ambulance Service image caption Crews had to cope with flames, debris and thick black smoke coming out of the building