The news tells me it was extinguished at some point today, thank goodness, and it never spread beyond the one building. C. works right nearby so may have more first-hand commentary to provide when he comes home, if there's anything still to see but wreckage.

I've been conscious of what a compact place London can frequently be. With its relatively low horizons - few skyscrapers - visibility can be for miles. This is why this is the second major fire in three years here I've happened to be in the right place to photograph. (I know, you meant 1666, but it's made me more attuned to the periodic fires since.)

That's a good question - you'd think it was inevitable in a building "home to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which decides whether potential terror suspects should be excluded from the country for national security reasons." Thus far, all the articles I've seen have at most emphasized "historic London" or fire in its "legal heartland".

Thank you, but the photos they're showing are more newsworthy, if less elegant.