IKEA

Fire breaks out at an IKEA store in Wembley this morning, and hundreds have been safely evacuated from the store.


100 Solar panels are set ablaze on the roof of the furniture store in in North-west London.

London’s Fire Brigade were called at 10:35, and control officers were sent from fire stations across Wembley and North Kensington to attend to the scene.

The scene saw five fire engines and around 30 fire fighters attend, and had the fire extinguished two hours after they were called. 

Around 250 people were safely evacuated from the scene, with the help of control officers. 

There are currently no injuries that have been reported, and the cause of the fire is undergoing investigation.