Most of a ground floor shop below some flats and part of the first floor of the building were alight. Firefighters will remain on scene this afternoon damping down. Station Commander Paul Green, who was at the scene, said: “Firefighters tackled a fire at an arts and crafts shop, which also affected a flat above. Thankfully, there are currently no reports of any injuries. “There was heavy smoke in the area which is now subsiding. There are road closures in place and we urge people to avoid the area whilst we continue to work to make the scene safe.” The Brigade was called at 2.46pm and the fire was under control by 3.49pm. Fire crews from Stoke Newington, Homerton, Leyton, Islington and Tottenham fire stations attended the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
