London
Huge fires at two derelict pubs just streets apart in Croydon
wo fires at pubs just streets apart in Croydon sparked this morning causing large plumes of smoke to billow into the sky.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was first called to a blaze at a derelict pub, believed to be the Windmill, in St James’s Road at around 5.44am.
Approximately 60 firefighters responded to the fire where the roof of the property was partly alight.
One of the Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders was used as a water tower to tackle the fire from above.
The second fire, thought to be at the now closed Drum & Monkey pub just streets away on Gloucester Road, was reported at 6.24am.
Although there were no reports of injuries, the first and second floors were destroyed. Six fire crews and 40 firefighters attended the incident.
The fires have since been brought under control and are now being investigated, the LFB said.
