Dozens of firefighters battle warehouse blaze in south London

A huge fire ripped through a warehouse in south London on Thursday morning.The blaze was first reported at around 8am, with eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters called to the fire on Bolina Road in Rotherhithe.Part of a first floor mezzanine level of the mid-terraced warehouse unit was destroyed in the fire. Crews from Old Kent Road, New Cross, Deptford, Dockhead, Bethnal Green, East Greenwich, Greenwich and Dowgate fire stations had the blaze under control by around 10.50am.Station Commander John Broadfield, who was at the scene, said: "There were trains running nearby as normal despite some smoke on the tracks. "Local residents were advised to keep windows and doors closed due to the smoke." The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Met Police and the LFB's Fire Investigation team.