EIGHTY firefighters battled a huge blaze at an office building overnight.

The fire erupted at a commercial property on Kensington High Street in Kensington, London, during the early hours of Monday, January 26.
Fire truck with extended ladder and hoses on a cordoned-off street at night.Specialist equipment had to be used to tackle the blazeCredit: London Fire Brigade
 
Fire and smoke spreading across several buildings at night.Dramatic pictures showed the fire ragingCredit: London Fire Brigade
Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters scrambled to the scene to extinguish the blaze on Derry Street, just off Kensington High Street in London Fire Brigade said.

Dramatic photos of the burning property were published by the LFB on X, formerly Twitter.

Orange flames lit up the night sky as thick black smoke billowed into the air.

Specialist equipment had to be used to tackle the blaze, understood to be on the ninth floor of the office block on Derry Street.

The LFB employed one of their 32-metre turntable ladders to get crews up to the rooftop garden bar on the top floor as quickly as possible.

It served as an observation deck that the Incident Commander could use for an aerial view of the fire.

The fire was under control shortly after 3.30am, said LFB.

“Crews will remain on scene for several hours damping down hotspots,” the fire service wrote.