Over 100 firefighters attended this pub fire in Trafalgar Square recently. The public house is located on the corner of two busy streets and would therefore would have caused LFB (London Fire Brigade) numerous problems in terms of access, traffic and pedestrian control.
Lots of people were safely evacuated from the pub which is believed to have started in the basement. Again, this would have caused a range of complications for firefighting teams in terms of access, crew safety and welfare, arduous heat, smoke dispersal to name just a few.
Pubs often have basement areas which are often used as cellars for drink storage and the location of the utilities. They often come with difficult access and can have unusual layouts.
It was good to see LFB safely evacuate the pub so quickly and deal with the basement fire so efficiently before it took control of the rest of the building.
Whale Fire provide fire risk assessments right across London including to all public houses. Please visit our Fire Risk Assessment London page here:
https://www.whalefire.co.uk/london/fire-risk-assessments-london.aspx
