Fire In London's Legal District Disrupts Tribunal Hearings

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Around 130 people were evacuated when a large fire took hold on the top floor and roof of a Ministry of Justice building in central London last month. Around 75 firefighters and 15 appliances tackled the blaze at Bream's Buildings in Chancery Lane, which houses the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. The fire severely damaged the fifth (top) floor and roof area which was undergoing refurbishment, and firefighters were continuing with a salvage operation on the fourth floor on the following morning. A spokesperson from the London Fire Brigade confirmed that three 15kg propane gas cylinders had been found on the roof of the building.rnSmoke could be seen billowing up hundreds of feet from all around central London, with scores of people uploading pictures they had taken on social networking sites such as twitter.