FAMILY members are relieved after no one was hurt in a fire which damaged their home and threatened their business.
The fire broke out in High Road, Willesden, just before 9am this morning (Thursday), in a flat above Tanya's Take Away which is owned by the Edwards family.
Mother Julia Edwards, 33, said she had just left the flat to take her younger daughter to school when she found out their home was on fire.
Her elder daughter, 18, was still in the flat getting ready for work.
Mrs Edwards, who owns the take away with her husband, said: "I rushed back when I found out and when I got here the firemen were inside so I haven't been up there yet. I don't know what to do. My older daughter has gone to work now, she is fine."
Zahid Hussain, who owns the GP Food Store opposite the site of the fire, saw flames and smoke coming from the building.
He said: "I saw a pillar of smoke coming out and I think someone called 999 straight away. I was worried it would spread, it is very dangerous. The buildings can catch fire very quickly."
A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said: "We were called at 8.56am and the fire was under control at 9.33 in a second floor flat above a shop in Willesden High Road. 20 per cent of the second floor flat was damaged. No one was involved and the cause of the fire is under investigation. We send four fire engines to the scene."
A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service confirmed that they were not called to the scene.
A police spokeswoman said:"Officers attended the scene and evacuated the building. The road was closed. LFB attended the scene and a small fire was found in the bedroom."
