Fireworks may be stored inside a west London warehouse which was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, emergency services warned.

About 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines were battling the fire in a two-storey structure consisting of a warehouse and retail space on Bridge Road in Southall, the London fire brigade (LFB) said.

Three-quarters of the building was ablaze at the height of the incident, with around a quarter remaining so on Tuesday evening, the brigade said, adding the warehouse roof had collapsed.

Three schools and a residential block of flats were evacuated as a precaution.

A major incident had been declared before being stood down at 6.02pm and firefighters will remain at the location throughout the night.

The London fire commissioner, Jonathan Smith, told the PA news agency

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