Overview
- London Fire Brigade dispatched around 60 firefighters and eight engines after the first of 23 calls at 8:05 a.m.
- More than 20 residents were evacuated from the 11-storey block on Barrington Road near Loughborough Junction.
- Two flats on the fifth and sixth floors were completely destroyed, according to the fire brigade.
- The fire was brought under control at 9:33 a.m., following a multi-station response from Brixton, Clapham and Peckham.
- Police set up a cordon that restricted traffic from the junction with Millbrook Road.