Hamlet Court Road fire: Photos show extent of damage

Firefighters were called to reports of a blaze in a three-storey building in Hamlet Court Road, between London Road and Anerley Road, at 8.20pm on Sunday (May 21).

The roof and top floor were completely alight when crews arrived.

The extent of the damage to the roof and inside the top floor (Image: Rudy Saramandif)

Ten fire crews worked hard to extinguish the fire and dampen down hotspots, and finished at 10.30am on Monday (May 22).

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The first floor, which were unoccupied flats, have suffered significant damage as the roof and top floor partially collapsed.

Damage to the first floor is shown in this photo (Image: Rudy Saramandif)

Although the ground floor did not suffer any fire damage, fire crews were not sure of the extent of the smoke and water damage and the Harp charity shop was temporarily closed as a result.

One of the windows in the top floor is boarded up (Image: Rudy Saramandif)

All photos were taken by Rudy Saramandif

A man was treated at the scene after breathing in smoke and was left in the care of the ambulance service.

It has been concluded that the cause of the fire is unknown.