TOTTENHAM MP David Lammy said the area's heart had been ripped out in last night's riot by "mindless" people.

The MP, speaking following a walk-about of Tottenham High Road, said there may even be fatalities in the burned out buildings.

He said: "A community that was already hurting has now had its heart ripped out.

"The post office, shops, news agents, mobile phone shops, council building that deal with customer complaints, smashed to pieces by mindless, mindless people last night - many of whom are not from Tottenham and had come from afar into this community intent on causing violence.

"What happened here raised huge questions and we need answers, but the response to that is not to loot, to rob.

"There are homeless people standing back there. We don't know if there are fatalities within some of those homes and flats which are now burned out. This is a disgrace."

The MP was joined by Claire Kober, the leader of Haringey Council.

She said: "I walked along the High Road this morning and it's nothing short of heartbreaking.

"Our next job is to rebuild Tottenham. I urge the community to stick together and work towards rebuilding.

"We will work with you. This violence needs to stop."

London Fire Brigade says it responded to 264 emergency 999 calls in Tottenham last night and said 49 of them were categorised as primary fires.