Firefighters tackle blaze at industrial unit in Rainham

Around 70 firefighters were called to Lambs Lane North this afternoon (Credit: Google)

Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a car service workshop in an industrial estate in Rainham.

Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters were called to the scene in Lambs Lane North at around 12.50pm on Thursday, 8 December.

Half of a single-storey industrial unit was destroyed by the fire.

A man and a woman left the building before the London Fire Brigade arrived. They were treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service.

Crews from Harold Hill, Dagenham, Barking, Wennington and Tottenham brought the fire under control by 2.30pm.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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