About 310 people were forced to leave their homes after a fire broke out in south London in the early hours on 26 November.
More than 150 fire fighters tackled the fire which engulfed a construction site in Carisbrooke Gardens in Peckham at about 0430 GMT. It spread to two blocks of maisonettes and a destroyed a pub. Ten people, including two police officers, have received hospital treatment for minor injuries. Police said four of the injured were taken for treatment by ambulance, while four others arrived at hospital asking for assistance. The two police officers were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation.
A local resident, identified only as Elizabeth, was one of those who had to leave her home. She told BBC London 94.9FM: "We just woke up into this total blaze from the construction site across the road and we were told to leave.
"There was flying debris all over the place and there were cars ablaze and we were told to get out of the area."
John Osagie, 31, said he saw the fire when he came back from work in the early hours. He said: "I stood there and waited for the fire brigade to turn up. They tried to stop it but it was getting worse and worse. Then they evacuated everybody.
"I was scared and I had to take some of my stuff and come and stand out in the cold." He said he did not know whether his home had been damaged.
The fire, which began on a development where 39 flats were being built, has damaged property and buildings in Sumner Road and Rosemary Road.
Some 260 residents were being housed in temporary accommodation provided by Southwark Council and a rest centre has been opened at the Damilola Taylor Centre, East Surrey Grove.
It comes nearly five months after six people died when a fire destroyed the Lakanal House block of flats in nearby Camberwell.
These fires highlight that there is a greater need for improved fire risk assessment, not just within corporate companies, but residential properties as well. If you need need help with your fire risk assessments, call RHSS on 0208 274 2926.
More than 150 fire fighters tackled the fire which engulfed a construction site in Carisbrooke Gardens in Peckham at about 0430 GMT. It spread to two blocks of maisonettes and a destroyed a pub. Ten people, including two police officers, have received hospital treatment for minor injuries. Police said four of the injured were taken for treatment by ambulance, while four others arrived at hospital asking for assistance. The two police officers were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation.
A local resident, identified only as Elizabeth, was one of those who had to leave her home. She told BBC London 94.9FM: "We just woke up into this total blaze from the construction site across the road and we were told to leave.
"There was flying debris all over the place and there were cars ablaze and we were told to get out of the area."
John Osagie, 31, said he saw the fire when he came back from work in the early hours. He said: "I stood there and waited for the fire brigade to turn up. They tried to stop it but it was getting worse and worse. Then they evacuated everybody.
"I was scared and I had to take some of my stuff and come and stand out in the cold." He said he did not know whether his home had been damaged.
The fire, which began on a development where 39 flats were being built, has damaged property and buildings in Sumner Road and Rosemary Road.
Some 260 residents were being housed in temporary accommodation provided by Southwark Council and a rest centre has been opened at the Damilola Taylor Centre, East Surrey Grove.
It comes nearly five months after six people died when a fire destroyed the Lakanal House block of flats in nearby Camberwell.
These fires highlight that there is a greater need for improved fire risk assessment, not just within corporate companies, but residential properties as well. If you need need help with your fire risk assessments, call RHSS on 0208 274 2926.
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