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More than 100 individuals have been evacuated from a constructing partly used as a block of flats in east London which has been engulfed in flames.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) was known as at 02:44 BST and components of the scaffolding surrounding the constructing in addition to from the bottom ground as much as the sixth ground and the roof are alight.
Forty hearth engines and 225 firefighters have been despatched to Freshwater Road which has been closed to visitors.
The reason behind the fireplace just isn’t but recognized, the Brigade has mentioned.
Station commander Alan Bendell is on the scene and mentioned: “The hearth is producing heavy smoke and we’re advising native residents to maintain home windows and doorways closed.
“Two of the Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders are getting used on the scene as aerial water towers to help with tackling the fireplace from top.”
Crews from Dagenham, Ilford, Romford, Barking and surrounding hearth stations are on the scene.
LFB is describing the property as a “mixed-used residential and business constructing”.
It is unclear at this stage whether or not anyone is injured.
