Firefighters raced to central London overnight to tackle a blaze that destroyed heaps of rubbish and left half a tent damaged.
The fire broke out just before midnight on Tottenham Court Road, prompting three emergency calls.
It destroyed around four cubic metres of rubbish and also damaged half a tent and an electrical display board.
Crews from Euston and Islington fire stations attended the scene, bringing the incident under control by 1.06am today (November 18).
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A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade: “Firefighters tackled a fire on Tottenham Court Road in Central London.
“Around four cubic metres of rubbish were destroyed by the fire.
"Half of a tent and an electrical display board were damaged by the fire.
“Control Officers took the first of three calls at 11.56pm (17/11) and mobilised crews from Euston and Islington fire stations to the scene.
“The incident was over for firefighters at 1.06am (18/11).
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