Around 70 firefighters and ten fire engines have been deployed to tackle a fire on the top floor of a hotel on Amhurst Road in Hackney, London. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) received the first of 14 calls about the blaze at 16:52 on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
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Crews from Homerton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch, Islington, and surrounding fire stations have been mobilised to the scene. Thick smoke is billowing into the sky, prompting LFB to urge locals to keep their windows and doors closed. "Please avoid the area if you can at this time," the LFB said in a statement.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, and no injuries have been reported so far. This is a breaking story; further updates will follow as more information becomes available.
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