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Parking is a deadly fire hazard
• THE flat where the fire in Auden Place, Primrose Hill started was completely gutted but luckily the rest of that particular building was undamaged (Dramatic rooftop rescue from fire, October 29).
In the aftermath of the fire it was revealed that the fire engines were unable to access the site due to parked cars blocking their way in Kingstown Street and the firefighters had to manoeuvre the hoses from Princess Road (an adjacent road) to the site of the fire. On this occasion it worked, as the property on fire was on the perimeter of the estate. But if one of the houses or flats in the centre of Auden Place was involved this lack of access could have had serious repercussions. A senior council officer we asked to have the parking removed as it was now a significant health and safety issue, told us: “Any proposals that change the existing arrangements would be the subject of local formal and informal consultation in the usual way”.
This takes months. We want this situation to be dealt with immediately. People’s lives could be at risk.
Auden Place residents deserve peace of mind.
Cllr Pat Callaghan
Thomas Neumark and Robert Higson
Labour Action Team Camden Town and Primrose Hill ward
• RESIDENTS of Auden Place have been complaining for months that rubbish trucks cannot get onto the estate because of cars parked on Kingstown Street.
Now that fire engines could not get down the same road to attend a serious fire, it beggars belief that the council are still doing nothing about this situation!
Betty Bird
Auden Place, NW1
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