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100 firefighters battle flames at Somerset House in London
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Around 100 firefighters are at Somerset House, in central London after smoke was spotted streaming from the building. Fifteen fire..
Somerset House is a large Renaissance complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo Bridge. The Georgian era quadrangle was built on the site of a Tudor palace originally belonging to the Duke of Somerset in 1547. The present Somerset House was designed by Sir William Chambers, begun in 1776, and was further extended with Victorian era outer wings to the east and west in 1831 and 1856 respectively. The site of Somerset House stood directly on the River Thames until the Victoria Embankment parkway was built in the late 1860s.
Around 100 firefighters are at Somerset House, in central London after smoke was spotted streaming from the building. Fifteen fire..