Approximately 60 firefighters were deployed to battle a fierce blaze that devastated a pub in a London village.

London Fire Brigade dispatched eight fire engines to a pub on Heathfield Road in Keston, Bromley.

Emergency services were first alerted to the fire at the family-run village pub at 10.33pm on Sunday evening, 19 April, with crews bringing the blaze under control by 12.14am on Monday morning.

London Fire Brigade confirmed that at the height of the inferno, part of the first floor, second floor and roof of The Fox Keston Pub and Dining were engulfed in flames.

One of the Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders was deployed at the scene as an observation platform to assist firefighters battling the blaze from above.

Following six emergency calls, crews were mobilised from Biggin Hill, Bromley, Orpington and surrounding fire stations.

A spokesperson for LFB said following the fire: “Crews will remain on scene damping down remaining hotspots.

“The cause of the fire is now under investigation.”