'Treasured' Victorian church in London destroyed by fire

A London church described as an “architectural and historical treasure” has been destroyed in a fierce blaze overnight. About 80 firefighters were called to St Mark’s Church, St John’s Wood, late last night, bringing the fire under control at 2.22am, London Fire Brigade said.

[pelocitdarney]

My question is, why were a dozen or so fire engines with blues and twos hurtling around the streets of Bayswater looking for a fire, 1.5 miles away from the church, from 11:30pm until midnight? We could smell the smoke here, but the fire was elsewhere. Was this some kind of distraction tactic?

[manuelsanchez]

The only church that illuminates us is the one that burns