London Riots, Clapham Junction

    Emergency services attending to a building on Lavender Hill that was set alight about midnight last night. Prior to this, looting of the Debenhams department store (opposite the burnt-out building) had proceeded for several hours without police intervention. As you can see, the building torched was likely to have had residential occupation above. Picture taken at about midday tuesday when this major road junction is normally extremely busy.

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      kfcatles added this photo to his favorites. (22 months ago)

    2. Loripo (22 months ago | reply)

      Apart from one of those shops which has a solictors offices above, and a couple used for storage for the shops, I think the rest are flats. They were worried about the helium containers that the Party Shop used for the balloons. It seems that all the fires were set where highly combustible materials were inside - nasty. We did go there this morning but couldn't get past the cordon in Falcon Road. Seeing the video and other photos on flickr actually made me weep - this is my area. The only shop they didn't trash was the book shop...

    3. George Rex (22 months ago | reply)

      it's a disturbing phenomenon and I can understand your being very upset. I think decent people are having to draw on a lot of patience at the moment... It was good to see the volunteers around with their brooms etc. clearing up the debris.

    4. ewand_uk (22 months ago | reply)

      I lived above that building that took the worst of the damage, about 17 years ago - it used to be an off-license and there was a rented house above with 4 bedrooms. I don't recall there being a fire escape, except being able to jump out of the rear window onto the flat roof of the shop, which extended further behind the back of the house. Really hope the occupants managed to get out in time...

    5. This photo was invited and added to the Battersea Past & Present group.

    6. George Rex (22 months ago | reply)

      it seems everyone was safe thank goodness, but setting that fire was such a degenerate thing to do... Thanks for your comment and info.

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      english invader added this photo to his favorites. (22 months ago)

    8. roll the dice (21 months ago | reply)

      and 2 days before

      i have also linked your photo to mine...

    9. helenoftheways (21 months ago | reply)

      "The only shop they didn't trash was the book shop..." It figures! I'll say no more.
      :(

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      Philippe CAPERAN added this photo to their favorites. (18 months ago)

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