TL:DR – Fire in Blackwall engulfs 13-storey building housing 200 LED acid batteries | UK News
- A fire broke out at a data centre on Nutmeg Lane, Blackwall, around 5am today.
- The blaze affected a basement battery room storing approximately 200 LED acid batteries, which were destroyed.
- Eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters from multiple stations responded to the incident.
- The fire was brought under control by 6:43am.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire in Blackwall rips through 13-storey building storing 200 LED acid batteries | News UK
The scene of a data centre fire in Nutmeg Lane, Blackwall (Picture: LFB)
Dozens of firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a building in east London.
A basement battery room was damaged by fire after breaking out at the data centre in Nutmeg Lane, Blackwall, just before 5am today.
London Fire Brigade says the room was storing around 200 LED acid batteries, which have been destroyed.
Crews from Poplar, Millwall, Plaistow, Stratford, East Ham and Greenwich Fire Stations attended the scene.
The cause is currently under investigation.