It felt like a normal weekday afternoon on Wednesday last week when the typical hum of traffic around New Cross station was broken by shocked voices as smoke billowed into the air.

Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were eventually called to tackle the blaze which had broken out at a block of flats in Hatcham Park Mews which thankfully everyone escaped from - but it left dozens of people homeless.

Some members of the South London community, not wanting to sit back while neighbours were in need, stepped up.

In the hours and days that followed, displaced families were offered shelter, food and empathy with a string of online fundraisers also set up.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 34 residents were relocated to Wavelengths Leisure Centre in Deptford, which acted as a rest c

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