Firefighters are urging people to make sure they have working smoke alarms following a flat fire in Edgware
Three warehouse units were badly damaged by the fire
A pile of approximately five tonnes of scrap metal was alight
There was a total collapse of the two storey property from the roof to basement level
A vehicle was destroyed and a further one was damaged by fire
A small part of a ground-floor flat was damaged by fire
The cause of the fire is believed to be a discarded cigarette coming into contact with bedding
A very small fire had already been extinguished before the arrival of the Brigade
Most of the first and second floors of the property were damaged by fire.
Four fire engines and 21 firefighters and officers were called to a flat fire in Gifford Gardens, Hanwell.