London firefighters spent hours battling a blaze at a large vacant building just east of downtown late Sunday into Monday morning.
Fire officials first announced crews were called to 720 Cabell St. at shortly after 10 p.m., when photos and video posted to social media showed firefighters battling raging flames. Cabell is a dead-end street located northeast of the Rectory Street-Hamilton Road intersection.
Fire officials had asked people to avoid the area while they fought the fire. Crews successfully did so with what fire officials called “an exceptional coordinated fire attack.”
Residents living southeast of the scene were told to keep their windows closed, given the lingering smoke and windy conditions. Crews cleared out by 2 a.m., fire officials said, noting the fire did “extreme damage” that will leave the cause undetermined. There was no damage estimate, given the fact the building was vacant, they said.