LONDON: Around 100 firefighters tackled a large blaze at London's historic Somerset House cultural centre on Saturday (Aug 17), with images posted on social media showing flames leaping out from underneath its roof.
LONDON: Around 100 firefighters tackled a large blaze at London's historic Somerset House cultural centre on Saturday , with images posted on social media showing flames leaping out from underneath its roof.
The fire brigade also said that"traffic in the surrounding area will be impacted" as it responds to the incident. The official X account of the Renaissance building, which opened in 1796, said that"owing to a fire in one small part of Somerset House, the site is currently closed", but then appeared to delete the post.
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