70 firefighters tackling Brixton Blaze

Crews were called to Electric Avenue on Monday morning.

Ten fire engines are also attending the blaze on Electric Avenue, Brixton
Author: Aileen O'SullivanPublished 7th Jul 2025

Some 70 firefighters have been called to a south London fire as a large plume of smoke could be seen billowing over a shopping street.

Ten fire engines are also attending the blaze on Electric Avenue, Brixton, which appears to have started in a storage area behind the busy shopping street.

Brixton tube station was temporarily closed on Monday morning as a result of the fire.

Metropolitan police officers were at the scene, preventing people from accessing the street with a line of police tape while the London Fire Brigade worked.

Firefighters could be seen heading in and out of several shops on Electric Avenue, trying to access a back area where the fire started.

A large plume of smoke could be seen rising above the buildings on Monday morning.

A fire engine with a long ladder could meanwhile be seen in use on Electric Lane, a small back alley behind the street which hosts Brixton market.

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