A WOMAN who sheltered twenty hotel guests after they were evacuated because of a fire at the Sony warehouse in Enfield has been called a hero.
Friends Deborah Makumbi and Bridget McKasa, who are visiting London for a party, were staying at the Premier Inn, in Innova Way.
After rioters set fire to the hotel’s neighbouring warehouse at around 12am a local woman named as Naz Hassim came with blankets, tea and coffee.
She then invited a group of guests to shelter in her home, a short walk from the hotel.
Miss McKasa said: “She was giving blankets to babies, socks to men with cold feet and covers to all of us.
“She was a hero. She gave us tea and coffee and really helped all of us.”
Reflecting on the riots, Miss Makumbi added: “Last night we felt like we were in a warzone.
“There is no difference between London and Bengazi at the moment.”
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