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A Grade II listed church in north-west London has been destroyed in a fire overnight.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 80 firefighters attended St Mark's church in Hamilton Terrace in St John's Wood after a call at 23:19 GMT on Thursday.
Videos on social media showed the entire two-storey building alight, with black plumes rising from the flames.
LFB said there were no reports of injuries and the cause of the fire, which is under control, is not known.
The National Churches Trust has described St Mark's as an "architectural and historical treasure".
The Victorian church, which is more than 150 years old, has links to author Lewis Carroll and Queen Victoria's son Prince Leopold and is situated near Abbey Road Studios and Lord's Cricket Ground.
Sophia Tennant, who witnessed the fire, said she was getting ready for bed when she looked out of the window and saw flames rising from inside a building which she later realised was the church.
After calling the fire brigade, she said she "came and watched and it was really flaming, most of the roof seemed to be on fire".
"You could see the fire inside the church going up what would have been the stained glass window at the east end, so it's pretty disastrous," she said.
Another resident said: "I got up and looked out my bedroom window and the road outside was full of fire engines.
"I just got my coat on, came outside the front door and just noticed the church next door was just ablaze.
"It's terrible, the whole church was on fire - smoke everywhere. It's extremely sad because it's a very old church and it's ruined now."
A further witness described seeing "lots of flames" which became "much bigger before the roof caved in".
Households in the area have been advised to keep windows and doors closed, and police asked the public to avoid the area to allow emergency services to work.
Westminster City Council said there would be local road closures until late morning, but all residents were "safe and accounted for".
More than 10 fire engines were deployed to the scene, with crews from North Kensington, Paddington and West Hampstead working to put out the flames.
Firefighters used three ladders to spray water onto the building, including two 34m (111 ft) ladders and one 64m (209 ft) ladder that is the tallest of its kind in Europe.
LFB said investigators were working to discover the cause of the blaze.
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2023-01-27 08:20:59Z
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