Fire at New Cross takeaway Smokey Jerky tackled by 20 firefighters
12:00pm Monday 10th December 2012 in News By Sarah Trotter
New Cross takeaway Smokey Jerky up in smoke with 20 firefighters tackling blaze
NEW Cross Caribbean takeaway Smokey Jerky was truly up in smoke yesterday with around 20 firefighters tackling a blaze.
Four fire engines were called to the popular eatery – which was billowing black fumes - in New Cross Road at 8.01am and crews had the flames under control by 9.28am.
A man escaped the building before firefighters arrived and was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
The fire destroyed the restaurant’s ventilation system and damaged part of the ground floor.
Crews from New Cross, Old Kent Road, and Peckham attended the incident and officers are currently investigating the cause.
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lemonsquash
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1:37pm Wed 12 Dec 12
The truth is here
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10:11am Mon 17 Dec 12
lemonsquash
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12:06pm Tue 18 Dec 12
Margaret Smith says...
2:24pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Thanks to the Fire brigade being
close no life's were lost.
We need to do much more for Fire safety, i still find it shocking that Labour Lewisham have ignored requests by Ray Woolford from People Before Profit to insure all Council buildings fire procedures are rethought through and that tenants are aware as to what to do when they have or see fire in there Block/Building.