London Firefighters were called to tackle a major fire at The Law Society’s headquarters late on Saturday night. Reports Lawyer
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The Chancery Lane building’s roof and parts of the fifth, fourth and third floors, including the offices of the body’s in-house paper The Law Society Gazette, were set alight.
The blaze was finally brought under control on Sunday morning.
In a statement, chief executive Paul Tennant said: “First of all I wanted to express my gratitude to the fire service and my relief that nobody has been hurt. I also want to express my sympathy to the residents in the Chancery Lane area whom I understand may have had to evacuate their homes.”
“It is too early to comment on the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage but clearly we are extremely upset that this has happened to this wonderful and historic building.
“When the fire alarm sounded on Saturday night an event had been taking place. An evacuation ensued and I’d like to praise our on-site staff and others for their calm response. We will release more information as it emerges in due course.”
The event was the annual Junior Lawyers Society dinner, which gathers young lawyers from around the country. It is understood that nobody was hurt.
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