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News · 26 June 2026

Peckham department store fire brought under control

Peckham department store fire brought under control

Firefighters have successfully extinguished a significant blaze that erupted at a department store in Peckham on Thursday night. At approximately 9 PM, approximately one hundred firefighters and fifteen fire engines responded to a fire that had engulfed a single-story extension of the store on Rye Lane. No injuries have been reported, and authorities have initiated an inquiry to determine the origin of the fire.

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