Three confirmed dead as 100 firefighters tackle major west London blaze

Three confirmed dead as 100 firefighters tackle major west London blaze The London Fire Brigade confirmed it received 19 calls reporting the blaze, prompting more than a dozen fire engines to be dispatched to the scene where crews found three people trapped Three people have died following a blaze that erupted in west London on Saturday night (June 20), the London Fire Brigade has confirmed. Approximately 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines rushed to tackle the inferno on New Zealand Way, which started at around 6.52pm, after the fire brigade received 19 calls about the incident. Speaking at the scene on New Zealand Way in White City, London Fire Brigade assistant commissioner Pat Goulbourne said: "The fire involved a single-storey pavilion, with just over half of the structure damaged by the fire. "Three men were rescued from the building by firefighters and treated on scene by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service. Sadly, two of the men were declared dead at the scene. The third man was taken to hospital for further treatment, but was later declared dead." He said the brigade received the first of 19 calls reporting the fire at 6.52pm, and crews from North Kensington, Acton, Chiswick and surrounding fire stations were dispatched to the scene, with firefighters managing to bring the blaze under control by 9.25pm, reports the Express. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade's specialist fire investigation officers and the Metropolitan Police Service, Mr Goulbourne said.