A charred shell is almost all that remains of the partially-collapsed development in Worcester Park, Sutton, as firefighters continue to work at the scene.Resident Stephen Nobrega said he had "lost everything" after his ground-floor flat was destroyed."I heard a lot of residents outside and by that point somebody was already banging on my window and pressing my buzzer, so I knew it was quite serious.
Mr Nobrega, who lived in a part-owned, part-rented two-bedroom flat on the ground floor, described how the fire quickly took hold and spread. "Speaking to one of the firefighters down there, he said my apartment seems to have survived, but the water damage is horrendous.Mr Nobrega, who said he was in the process of selling the property, praised the emergency services for getting the blaze under control."It's taken them all night to bring it under control, but, to see it at its full rage, it's a job and a half. I take my hat off to them.
"But everything we had in there - from simple things like clothes to sentimental stuff which you'll never get back - I've got photos of the kids on family holidays, sentimental bits and pieces gone forever ... it's heart-breaking."
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