Blimey

[madwitch]

The Royal Marsden's on fire. From the TV, it looks quite nasty.

That's very not good.

ETA: One of the guys at work has suggested that the London Fire Brigade need a really big pair of M&S pants.

They do have an old tin bucket.

Comments

[djonma.livejournal.com]

As in the hospital?

[madwitch.livejournal.com]

Yup. The top floor's on fire. 40 firefighters, but it appears to be spreading.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Urk. Big building fires are always scary. Fires in big buildings containing lots of people who can't move under their own steam is are terrifying...

[djonma.livejournal.com]

Very not good.

[madwitch.livejournal.com]

Patients all evacuated, which is good. But it's in a built up area, adding further to the scary. Part of the attic/top floor looks to be gutted, and it's still burning.

[madwitch.livejournal.com]

There is a seriously huge amount of smoke. Were I at home, that would be very clearly visible from my window.

[medusa-nw.livejournal.com]

shit, we can see the smoke from here...

[madwitch.livejournal.com]

There does seem to be a hell of a lot of it. I'm sure it's quite obvious from home. The roof is pretty much gone.

[medusa-nw.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm watching it on the news.

I get a new mobile tomorrow, yay! The one I wanted, for free, and I've halved my line rental as well! :-)

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

Well, y'know, we're ok down here, and the smoke will never hit cornwall. They'll stop it at the border and demand proof of its heritage before they let it in.

Keep us updated?

[madwitch.livejournal.com]

Bloody Cornish. :-)

They're up to 125 firefighters now. Roof mostly destroyed, top floor still on fire.

Most of the patients are in a local church, with more urgent cases sent off to the Royal Brompton. Three casualties, one patient and two firemen, smoke inhalation, all at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.
This is a very bad day for specialist cancer care.

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

Oh bugger, thats not pretty at all.

[souldestruction.livejournal.com]

My mum was there today.

[medusa-nw.livejournal.com]

Woah, when the fire was going?