Fire at Wembley Ikea sees shoppers evacuated

About 250 people have been evacuated from Ikea's store in Wembley after the building's solar panels caught alight.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said about 100 panels caught fire at the Swedish furniture store in Drury Way, north-west London.

Five fire engines and about 30 firefighters were called to the scene and crews remain there damping down, the LFB said.

The brigade received about a dozen calls alerting it to the fire, which began just after 10:30 BST. Crews from Park Royal, Wembley, Willesden and North Kensington were sent to the scene. There were no reports of injuries.

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