Tall orders: fire engines from four stations, including Woodside, attended the fire in Beckenham Place Park yesterday morning, where a special ladder was used to douse the flames from above

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a lodge in Beckenham Place Park in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Most of a roof, an entire lean-to as well as a three-metre boundary fence, some fascia on a neighbouring property and two solar panels were destroyed by fire. No injuries are reported.

One of the Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders was used at the scene as a water tower to tackle flames from height.

The building had no smoke detection fitted.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “This incident shows just how important it is to have working smoke alarms fitted on every level of your home.

“Smoke alarms give the earliest possible warning when a fire starts and we would urge everyone to make sure they have one fitted in every room where a fire can start except kitchens or bathrooms where heat alarms are more appropriate.”

The Brigade’s 999 Control officers were first alerted to the fire at 1.47am on Monday, April 13. Fire crews from Beckenham, Bromley, Woodside and Forest Hill fire stations attended.

The fire has been recorded as accidental and due to the unsafe disposal of hot coals.

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