Giant fire in north London as witnesses picture seeing « fireball in the sky »

There is a giant fire in London after a paint factory inferno resulted in a « fireball in the sky ».

The London Fireplace Brigade said 15 fire engines and 90 firefighters were on the scene in Staples Junction, a serious junction the north of the metropolis.

Officers said a paint factory went up in flames, with the inferno lighting fixtures up the skies across the north of the capital.

One lady described seeing a « fireball in the sky » and movies imprint a gargantuan blaze off the facet of the North Spherical Aspect highway.

There are huge flames and pillars of sunless smoke pouring out of the building and motorists are instructed to discontinuance faraway from the location.

A lot of fire engines were sent to the scene after the fire provider bought the first name at 9.20pm.

The fire brigade tweeted: « 15 fire engines & 90 firefighters & officers are tackling a paint factory blaze on Waterloo Aspect highway, Staples Nook. Please discontinuance faraway from the location if doable. »

Paula Cogan wrote on Twitter: « Many of smoke, noise and an eerie pink sky in direction of Staples Nook due to a warehouse fire. Conserving the house windows closed – hope everyone is protected! »

Osman Ahmed said: « Clouds of thick sunless smoke would possibly moreover merely moreover be viewed from miles away filling up the horizon. Praying that everyone is protected and much faraway from it. »

A fire brigade spokesman: « Here is a serious fire at a paint factory off the North Spherical which would possibly moreover merely moreover be viewed across London.

« We would possibly request folk to discontinuance faraway from the location if doable and native residents to lift their doorways and house windows shut. »

Fireplace crews from Hendon and other surrounding areas attended the scene.

London fire brigade said there were forty five calls to 999 to portray the fire. They confirmed that the location off of the fire is just not but known at this stage.