'Half of 5G phone mast' in Dagenham left damaged by late night fire
A phone mast alight in Becontree Avenue, Dagenham. - Credit: Supplied
A late night 5G phone mast fire in Dagenham is being investigated.
Firefighters were called at 11.16pm yesterday (Tuesday, March 2) to a report of a mast alight on the central reservation in Becontree Avenue, near Winding Way.
The mast fire could be seen over rooftops from a nearby building. - Credit: Supplied
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Half of the telephone mast was damaged by fire. There were no reported injuries.”
The brigade’s 999 control officers took seven calls to the blaze, with two fire engines and 10 crew members from the Dagenham station attending.
Dagenham firefighters at the scene after the brigade was called at 11.16pm. - Credit: Supplied
The fire was under control by 12.37am.
"The cause of the fire is under investigation," the spokesperson added.
A number of 5G phone masts were damaged up and down the country last year because of people believing unproven claims, falsely made by conspiracy theorists, that they cause health problems.
Most Read
- 1 Appeal for help to find boy missing from Dagenham
- 2 Barking and Dagenham pubs and bars reopen for outdoor service
- 3 Becontree Estate designed after Spanish Flu 'helped prevent Covid deaths'
- 4 Jailed: ‘Extremely dangerous’ Dagenham man who plotted terrorist attack
- 5 Light festival sees cyclists brighten up Barking and Dagenham streets
- 6 Views sought on Sebastian Court community space
- 7 Meet the candidates battling for votes in the Thames ward by-election
- 8 BHRUT in capsule trial for detecting colorectal cancer
- 9 Three arrests after cannabis raids in Dagenham and South Woodford
- 10 Jailed: Burglar who drove on wrong side of road trying to flee police
