Storm: East London fire crews help Clapham roof collapse rescue
Fire crews in east London are involved in a rescue operation following a collapsed roof with people reported trapped.
Special rescue crews stationed art East Ham have been sent to south London with crews from other areas to help in the operation at Clapham.
East London itself has only been mildly affected by this-morning’s storms.
A woman motorist had a narrow escape when tree branches crashed down onto her car.
The bonnet of her Audi was badly dented by the impact when the braches were blown down by gale force winds in Royal Albert Way in Silvertown at 6.40am.
You may also want to watch:
But she managed to get out of the vehicle and was unhurt.
The accident outside the Newham Council Offices caused traffic congestion for half-a-mile along the A1020 by the Royal Docks, but firefighters from Silvertown have cleared the road.
Most Read
- 1 Murder arrest after woman stabbed to death in Whitechapel this morning
- 2 Fury as family homes vanish when Isle of Dogs landlord converts to bedsits
- 3 Two men arrested after police officers assaulted in Limehouse rave
- 4 Man sentenced after teenage boy groomed on Snapchat to sell heroin
- 5 Airbnb house party violence leaves police officer with broken finger
- 6 Police hunt after stabbing in Cable Street: One man hurt
- 7 'Racist consultation' protest rejected on Tower Hamlets street closures as Labour sticks to its manifesto
- 8 Teenager found dead in Victoria Park
- 9 Council fined for Alexia Walenkaki's playground death in Mile End and says sorry to family
- 10 Covid vaccination hub opening in Westfield next week
Emergency crews from East Ham fire-station were called out at the same time when three trees crashed down in the winds in Woolwich Manor Way and nearby Baising Close. Several garden fences were damaged, but there were no injuries.
Fire crews at Bow were called to a house near Parnell Road where a rooftop aerial was blown down in the wind.
