Around 40 firefighters called to blaze at disused pub in Dagenham

The blaze broke out at the property this morning (credit: London Fire Brigade)

Around 40 firefighters were called to a blaze at a disused pub in Dagenham.

A detached storage building on Wood Lane was destroyed by the fire this morning, which broke out at around 6.45am.

Fire crews from Dagenham, Ilford, Romford and Peckham fire stations attended the scene.

The blaze was under control within the hour.

There were no reports of any injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.

Station Commander, Peter Cox, who was at the scene, said: “Crews arrived to see smoke which appeared to come from the roof of a disused pub, but on investigation firefighters discovered a small fire in a storage building next to the pub.

“Crews worked incredibly hard to quickly bring the fire under control and stop it from spreading to the pub.”

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