“We’re within the technique of inspecting CCTV and are conscious of on-line footage. We imagine we’re on the lookout for three suspects at this early stage,” superintendent Sarah Jackson mentioned, including that no arrest has been made.
Close by properties have been evacuated as a precaution whereas some roads within the space have been closed.
London Hearth Brigade mentioned the reason for the hearth is beneath investigation.
Shomrim North West London, a charity and volunteer neighbourhood watch group, condemned the arson, branding it a “focused and deeply regarding incident affecting an important emergency service serving the native Jewish neighborhood”.
“An assault on these ambulances is an assault on the security, wellbeing, and resilience of our neighborhood … There is no such thing as a place for antisemitism or hate in our society,” the group wrote on Fb.
Well being Secretary West Streeting described the incident as “a sickening assault on Jewish ambulances” and referred to as on anybody with info to share it with police.
Neighborhood Safety Belief (CST), a charity which screens antisemitism within the UK, mentioned in an announcement on X that it was helping police of their enquiries.
The ambulances are run by Hatzola, which was established in 1979 and is operated by volunteers.
It offers free medical transportation and emergency response to these residing in North London.
The variety of antisemitic incidents reported throughout the UK has soared because the begin of the Israel-Hamas Struggle in late 2023, in accordance with CST.
The group recorded 3,700 in 2025, up from 1,662 in 2022.
In October 2025, an attacker drove his automotive into individuals gathered exterior a Manchester synagogue to rejoice the Jewish vacation of Yom Kippur and stabbed one individual to demise.
One other individual died in the course of the assault after being inadvertently shot by police.
