About 100 police and fire brigade officers were involved in the operation to seal the street and investigate.

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Business rates are charged on most non-domestic premises, including shops, offices, pubs and factories, and are used to pay for services like the police and fire brigade.

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By mid-afternoon, police forensics teams and the fire brigade had secured much of the Clapham Junction area and the clean-up began.

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Police, the fire brigade and the air ambulance all attended the scene and Mr Barnes was pronounced dead, London Inner South Coroner Andrew Harris heard.

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So you assume, well that's ok, the police are here, the fire brigade are here and the ambulances are here - so that's ok, we are now safe - the event is over.

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As well as officers from the Metropolitan Police, Wimbledon employs over 400 Securicor guards and a similar number of stewards from the London Fire Brigade.

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