Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers were called to a fire at a student accommodation block in St John Street, Clerkenwell.
A small part of an electrical room in the basement was damaged by the fire. There were no reports of any injuries. The Brigade was called at 1254 and the fire was under control at 1352. Fire crews from Shoreditch, Lambeth, Islington, Soho and Whitechapel fire stations attended the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
