Overview
- The fire, which broke out shortly before 5pm on Sunday, led crews from multiple stations to mobilise around ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters.
- All occupants were evacuated from the hotel with no reported injuries and the blaze was brought under control by about 6:20pm.
- Firefighters focused on two rooms on the fifth and sixth floors and used a 32-metre turntable ladder from Tottenham as an observation tower.
- The London Fire Brigade now believes the blaze was likely caused by the unsafe use of incense sticks and says a formal investigation into the exact cause is ongoing.
- The property has been reported as a Travelodge, which declined to comment, and the brigade urged caution over incense, candles and oil burners because they are common causes of domestic fires.