Ten fire engines tackled a fire at a Seven Sisters Road takeaway with flats above. One man jumped from the first floor. The road was shut eastbound on Friday.

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to a fire at a takeaway with flats above on Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters evacuated around eight people. One man jumped from the first floor before the brigade arrived.

The details come from the London Fire Brigade’s incident report. The brigade has not named the business.

What happened

  • The brigade’s 999 control room took the first of nine calls at 3.52pm on Thursday 5 November.
  • Crews came from Holloway, Stoke Newington, Hornsey and surrounding fire stations.
  • A second-floor flat above the mid-terrace restaurant was damaged by fire, and so was the roof.
  • The man who jumped was treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service for minor injuries, then taken to hospital.
  • The fire was under control by 8.25pm.

The brigade said the cause is under investigation.

Station Commander Adam Lawson said residents had been advised to keep their windows and doors closed. He said the traffic was very heavy and that Seven Sisters Road was closed between Holloway Road and Finsbury Park station.

Is Seven Sisters Road open?

Not fully, as of early Friday. Transport for London’s live road disruption feed still listed Seven Sisters Road (A503) as closed eastbound at the junction of Durham Road at 2am on Friday 6 November, “due to a building fire”. TfL’s latest update said traffic was flowing well on the diversion.

That stretch carries several bus routes towards Finsbury Park. Check TfL’s status updates before you travel this morning. Our Islington roadworks and travel page has the other closures in the borough this week.

What it means for you

  • If you live near the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Durham Road, the brigade’s advice on Thursday was to keep windows and doors closed while crews worked.
  • Expect delays eastbound towards Finsbury Park until TfL lifts the closure.
  • Many takeaways and shops in Islington have flats above them. The brigade publishes fire safety guidance for takeaways, cafes and restaurants for anyone who runs one, and home fire safety advice for the people living above.

We will add the cause if the brigade publishes it.