Fire on Abbey Street, SE1

28 June 2011

Updated at 5.10pm

To be attributed to a London Ambulance Service spokesperson:

“We can confirm that we were called at 2.02pm today (28 June) to reports of a fire on Abbey Street, SE1.

“We sent a duty manager, an ambulance crew and two hazardous area response team units.

“Our staff treated a woman on the scene for minor smoke inhalation, but the patient was not taken to hospital.”

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Notes to editors:

  • The hazardous area response team (HART) is a specialist team trained to provide lifesaving medical care in hostile environments, such as fires, building collapses or industrial accidents.

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