22.6.18 Somerstown Coffee House Fire
Fresh from Canada look who just happens to be in the pub and reports it to the BBC...
And the date is quite interesting too.
"Are you a coincidence theorist?"
A large fire has broken out at a pub near three major railway stations in central London. The London Fire Brigade said it was called to a blaze in Chalton Street, a few hundred metres from Euston, King's Cross and St Pancras, at 20:06 BST.
A spokeswomen for the London Fire Brigade said: “Half of the roof and part of the first floor are alight ... The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.”
Station Manager Steve Chesson, who was at the scene, said: “The pub was open and in use at the time of the fire and a number of people left the building before the brigade arrived.”
The brigade was called at just after 8pm. Fire crews from Soho, Islington, Kentish Town, Shoreditch, Paddington and surrounding fire stations are at the scene.
Corin Faife was in the pub watching a World Cup game when he noticed smoke.
He told BBC News: “Suddenly the fire alarm went off and a staff member told us to get out. The bar staff were running around making sure everybody got out.
“It was a pretty scary situation. We grabbed all of our things and ran out.”
Corin Faife
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Freelance journalist working between Canada + UK | co-organizer @HacksHackersMTL | interested in all things tech + accountability | open DM's for tips etc.
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Talked to two firemen on my way back past the pub, who told me no one was hurt. "But did you manage to get your drinks out with you?", one asked as I walked away. Guess a sense of humour helps in that job...
Street is full of completely shocked drinkers and local kids who don't know what's going on
Jesus christ, was just in the Somerstown Coffee House pub in King's Cross and it caught fire
I'm reluctant to use the term, but being back in London has reminded me that British people really do have more bants.
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Corin Faife
Corin Faife is a freelancer covering transport, infrastructure, cryptocurrency, and internet freedom for Motherboard. Find him on Twitter @corintxt.
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