A warehouse was destroyed after a large fire ripped through Barwell Business Park in Chessington yesterday evening (Saturday, February 6).

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said that 12 fire engines and some eighty firefighters were needed to tackle the inferno, which broke out in the moments before 6.36pm on Saturday when they received the call.

Fire crews from rom Surbiton, Kingston, Sutton, Twickenham, Croydon and Norbury fire stations proceeded to battle the blaze for the next four hours and onto into Saturday night, bringing it "under control" by 10.25pm.

As a spokesperson for LFB described:

"A warehouse unit was destroyed by the blaze. Fire crews deployed a drone to provide an aerial view of the blaze and used aerial ladder appliances as they worked to bring the blaze under control."

Surrey Comet: LFB image shows smoke billowing from the source of the blaze. LFB image shows smoke billowing from the source of the blaze.

Station Commander Neil Guyett, who attended the scene, added:

"Fire crews arrived to find a well-developed fire and worked hard to bring it under control in what was a protracted incident.

"There was thick smoke issuing across the business park."

LFB and London's Metropolitan Police are now investigating the cause of the fire.