UMVA has learned that a devastating fire broke out in a single-storey building in White City, West London, on Saturday evening, claiming the lives of three people.
The blaze, which occurred on New Zealand Way, was reported to the London Fire Brigade at 6:52 pm, and firefighters were quick to respond, rescuing three men from the building and treating them at the scene by paramedics.
Tragically, two of the men were pronounced dead on the scene, while the third died later at the hospital after being taken there for further treatment, leaving a somber atmosphere in the community near Loftus Road, the ground of Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
The fire involved a single-storey pavilion, with just over half of the structure damaged by the flames, according to LFB assistant commissioner Pat Goulbourne, who described the response effort as swift and coordinated.
A massive response effort was mounted, with 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters involved in the operation, which brought the fire under control by 9:30 pm, although the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
The Metropolitan Police are working to inform the victims' next of kin, and the community is left to grapple with the shock of the tragic events that unfolded on Saturday evening.
