BREAKING: 100 Firefighters Tackle Six-Floor Fire At Flats In Barking, East London
About 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a block of flats in east London.
The "ground floor to the sixth floor are alight", London Fire Brigade tweeted, before saying that the fire was "under control" shortly before 6pm.
Fifteen fire engines were called to the scene in De Pass Gardens in Barking at 3.31pm on Sunday.
People were evacuated and road closures put in place, police said.
London Ambulance Service said it had "crews on standby" but there were "no reports of any injuries at the moment".
It sent its Hazardous Area Response Team, as well as dispatching London's Air Ambulance.
Scotland Yard also said there had been no reported injuries, adding that officers were assisting firefighters.
Photo Credit: Twitter/@LondonFire/Sky News
London Fire Brigade called in crews from Barking, Dagenham, East Ham and surrounding fire stations.
It is not yet known what caused the fire.
Residents who have been evacuated are advised to go to Thames View Community Centre on Bastable Road.
Credit: Sky News
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