News · 24 July 2026
Brixton waste facility fire forces nine residents to evacuate
Around 60 firefighters worked to extinguish a significant fire at a waste processing plant on Belinda Road in Brixton. The blaze encompassed approximately 70 metric tons of domestic refuse within a metal building, resulting in the precautionary evacuation of nine residents. Firefighters used on-site machinery and thermal imaging cameras to bring the fire under control by 00:02, with no injuries reported.
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