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A fire was spotted at about midday in one corner of the west wing, the site was immediately evacuated and the London Fire Brigade called, who arrived very quickly,
Jonathan Reekie, director of Somerset House Trust, said All staff and public are safe and the site is closed,
the historic arts centre said in a statement Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters have now been sent in response to the fire at Somerset House. Crews are tackling a fire located in part of the building's roof,
the London Fire Brigade posted on X, formerly Twitter The entire site at Somerset House is now closed to the public whilst we tackle the fire,
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been deployed to a fire at Somerset House
The Brigade's Control Officers have taken over ten calls reporting the fire, with the first received at 1159. Crews from Soho, Dowgate, Islington and surrounding fire stations are attending the scene. The cause of the fire is not yet known."
Somerset House is currently closed due to a fire which has broken out in one small part of the building. All staff and public are safe and the site is closed. The London Fire Brigade arrived swiftly, and we’re working very closely with them to control the spread of the fire.”
Somerset House said on social media The Courtauld Gallery is in there, I have no idea what the value of the collection is, but it’s millions (of pounds) – irreplaceable stuff.”