Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackled a blaze at a tower block in Plaistow, East London this morning.
Firefighters attended the blaze at a tower block in Plaistow, East London at around 8am on Monday morning. It is believed the inferno broke out on the tenth floor, its cause is currently unknown. Around 30 people have been evacuated from the 15-floor building.
Crews were able to bring the fire under control at around 9:00am on Monday, the LFB said.Traffic in the area will be affected as crews respond, they added.It comes after the M25 was ground to a halt when a lorry burst into flames.The London orbital motorway is closed clockwise between Junction 5 at Sevenoaks and Junction 6 at Godstone.The anti-clockwise carriageway has reopened, although lanes three and four of the anti-clockwise carriageway within Junction 6 remain closed.
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