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One of London's most Famous Music events, was severely damaged in a fire.

The Dome on the roof of Koko in Camden was destroyed by fire, according to the London Fire Brigade.

Sixty firefighters helped fight The Flames after The Fire broke out just before 21:00 GMT on Monday. No injuries were reported.

The place began life as the Camden theatre in 1900, and has hosted stars such as Madonna , Coldplay and Prince.

commander Jon Lewis said The Fire was brought under control at about 02:30 on Tuesday, and added: "The Fire brigade" fast-action " and the hard work meant in the early stages, was rescued from The Fire on the roof and the rest of The Building . "

Madonna performing at Koko in 2005

Koko and the owner Olly Bengough, he said sadly, "deep", and added: "We will do our best to offer the refurbishment of this iconic building back on Track . "

The Fire in the roof of The Building was brought under control, which closed in the Early Hours of the morning of the Tuesday

Koko, that was for the renovation, was also earlier than the Camden and Camden Palace and the Hippodrome was one of the capital's most iconic venues for live music for decades.

The Rolling Stones, The Clash , and Ed Sheeran , performed the other names of stars, at The Venue , in the vicinity of Mornington Crescent underground Station .

Opening Night at Camden Palace in 1981, with Steve Strange (left)

It was actually The Last place where AC/DC's Bon Scott was seen drinking before his death by alcohol poisoning in 1980.

In the early 80s, it served as an important meeting place for the punk and New Romantic scene, with singer Steve Strange of The Band Visage, the holding club Nights .

more Than 60 firefighters helped fight The Fire at Koko in Camden High Street

music lovers share your Koko memories on Twitter.

- Veteran DJ held his legendary soul Nights Shakatak also tweeted about The Fire .

Koko and the nearby Roundhouse effectively "framed" Camden music scene, according to music writer Carl Allen .

On Twitter, The Roundhouse , said to hear it was "really sad" at the news of their Camden neighbors.

Camden Council leader Georgia Gould said on Monday evening: "heartbreaking, only the Camden Palace/Koko up In Flames this evening, a building that holds so many memories and means so much to us in Camden. "

The place was set to open again in the spring after a "large" state-of-the-art" renovation work after the purchase of two adjacent buildings.

An investigation is underway on how The Fire started.

The Venue hosted the BBC Electric Proms in 2007, Koko has some of the biggest names in the music business such as Madonna hosted, The Rolling Stones and Prince

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Source of news: bbc.com