M@In Pictures: Fire On Dean Street, SohoSmoke billows from the upper storey of buildings on Dean Street. Firemen plug in hoses on Wardour Street, feeding them into the Soho Hotel's Refuel Bar. Closeup of watermains on Wardour Street. From the southern end of Dean Street, the BT Tower appears shrouded in smoke. Around 100 members of the fire service attended the seen. Here are two of 'em. The fire caused traffic chaos with much of eastern Soho cordoned off. Oxford Street was closed to westbound traffic.
Over 100 firefighters were called out to a blaze in Soho's Dean Street this afternoon. Much of eastern Soho was cordoned off, including the westbound side of Oxford Street. Latest word is that the fire was caused by a faulty air conditioning duct at 76 Dean Street. No one is thought to have been injured in the fire. All images and video by M@.
