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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Grenfell Tower witnesses among people evacuated from fire in nearby block

Firefighters at the tower block in Queensdale Crescent, London.
Eight fire engines were sent to put out the blaze at a tower block in Queensdale Crescent, west London. Photograph: Kevin Coombs/Reuters

Some of the witnesses of the Grenfell Tower fire had to be evacuated from their own flats on Tuesday after a blaze in a nearby block, which was said to have been caused by the charging of an electric scooter battery.

The fire in a 12th-floor flat in Stebbing House, on Queensdale Crescent, less than a mile from Grenfell, was reported at 9.23am. It was under control by 10.55am after the London fire brigade sent eight engines and about 60 firefighters.

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