By Ruth Halkon, Reporter

Six fire engines and around 35 firefighters and officers were called to a fire at a Somali community centre on Coppetts Road, Muswell Hill in the early hours of this morning.

The whole two storey building, home to the Somali Bravanese Welfare Association, was damaged by the fire and it also suffered a partial structural collapse.

A woman from a neighbouring property suffered shock and was treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews.

The brigade was called at 0314 and the fire was under control by 0440. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the police and fire officers.

Abubakar Ali of  Mill Hill Somali charity Brit Som said he believed the incident might be linked to the terrorist attack in Woolwich two weeks ago.

He said: “The Somali community is very distressed by this, we’re a peace loving community.