The blaze at the yard on Teignmouth Close was “producing a substantial amount of smoke”

Firefighting equipment, including a yellow hosepipe in Teignmouth Close in Edgware, with a firefighter in the rear of the picture on the right, with a tall thin tree to the left as the viewer looks down the road — A firefighter in Teignmouth Close in Edgware yesterday evening – (Credit – London Fire Brigade)

Edgware residents were urged to keep their doors and windows closed last night as firefighters tackled a blaze at a builders’ yard.

60 firefighters attended the fire in an outbuilding in the yard between Teignmouth Close and Dale Avenue, with a 25-metre cordon put in place as a precaution.

The fire brigade was called soon after 8pm and the blaze was under control shortly after midnight.

Station Commander Andy McKay, who was at the scene, said: “The fire was producing a substantial amount of smoke.

“We appreciate it was a very hot night, but we urged local residents to keep their windows and doors closed until the smoke subsided. We also asked people to avoid the area whilst we worked to make the scene safe.”

There are no reports of any injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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