The headline could be from May 2005 and the place could be just a few hundred yards away but the images and feelings are so similar.

In 2005 a new development, part of the Evolution Quarter of what was formerly the North Peckham Estate was burnt to the ground when a fire started on the site and destroyed the partially built homes that were part of the Berkely Homes new build.

This time around there is a similar event – as before it is thought that gas canisters exploded and from here on Calypso Crescent at 4:30 this morning it did sound like it, with people evacuated and damage to inhabited properties. Continue reading →