Two people escaped a fire which tore through a steel fabrication warehouse in Park Royal yesterday evening.

Six engines and 35 firefighters and officers from Wembley, Acton, Park Royal and Willesden stations were called to the scene in Minerva Road at 6.19pm.

The fire, which damaged a mezzanine floor and part of the single storey building’s roof, was under control by 7.53pm.

Several roads in the area were cordoned off while the blaze was being tackled.

No casualties have been reported,

An investigation has been launched into the cause of the fire.