A food and wine shop was destroyed and three flats damaged in a fire believed to have been caused by a vape battery.
Super Save Food and Wine in High Street, Harlesden, went up in flames this morning (August 21).
Six fire engines and 40 firefighters were sent at 3.16am after the shop and flats above were reported to be alight.
The ground floor store was destroyed, while a small part of a flat on the first floor above was damaged by the fire.
Another flat on the second floor was damaged by smoke, and two adjacent first and second-floor flats were also damaged.
There were no reports of any injuries, the London Fire Brigade said.
The fire was brought under control by 4.32am.
It is believed to have been caused by a lithium battery in a vape failing.
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