Major Fire on Peckham High St

[pecksniff]

As a result of a major fire which started earlier along Peckham High St ( from junction of Bellenden Rd near Burger King) is closed in both directions with buses on diversion.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/peckham-fire-firefighters-tackle-large-blaze-on-high-street-in-south-east-london-a3815586.html

[ianr]

TFL status at 11:36 ( from https://tfl.gov.uk/traffic/status/):

[A202] Peckham High Street (SE15,SE5) (Southwark)

Moderate

From: Tuesday 17 April 2018

To: Ongoing

Last updated 11:36 Tuesday 17 April 2018 : Traffic is flowing well in the area.

Hazard(s) | Fire

[A202] Peckham High Street (SE15) (Both Directions) between Rye Lane and Peckham Hill Street near The Aylesham Centre - The road has reopened following the earlier building fire.

[mikeb]

hope no-one is hurt. Looks like it might be 60-62, some of which dates from the 17th century

http://peckhamheritage.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Peckham_THI_Repair_and_Restoration_Proposals_Feb2014.pdf

[ianr]

Traffic now reported flowing well: see above.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Just passed it on the bus. Fire crews are still there and the building behind the butchers seems to have been gutted.

ETA Radio London news just said an investigation is underway and 70-75 firefighters were involved, so they must have been worried about it spreading through all those old buildings behind the shop fronts.

[flocker spotter]

mikeb Wrote:

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> hope no-one is hurt. Looks like it might be

> 60-62, some of which dates from the 17th century

>

> http://peckhamheritage.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2

> 017/03/Peckham_THI_Repair_and_Restoration_Proposal

> s_Feb2014.pdf

is it listed etc ?

]

Wonder how the fire started - lets hope it wasn't one of those rather too frequent disused piers going on fire incidents

[EDmummy]

Oh how sad. I always point these old 17th century buildings out to my son when we're on top of the No. 12. It's a great opportunity to talk about the history of the area.

[intexasatthe moment]

Have just come back from Lidls and it looked to me that the damage has been mainly confined to nos 62 and that the rest of the group ,58 and 60 are ok...