LONDON—No injuries have so far been reported at a fire in east London, a London Ambulance spokesman said on June 9.
Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to a blaze at a block of flats in east London on Sunday, the fire brigade earlier said on its Twitter feed.
“The Brigade was called at 3:31 p.m. [local time] and is still at the scene. Fire crews from Barking, Dagenham, East Ham and surrounding fire stations are at the scene,” The Mirror reported.
We’ve currently got 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters attending a fire at a block of flats in #Barking. Ground floor to the sixth floor are alight. https://t.co/fHtGyRtbgD pic.twitter.com/NXqaCuWDO2
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 9, 2019
The building, from ground floor up to the sixth floor, are alight, the department wrote on Twitter.
We’ve currently got 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters attending a fire at a block of flats in #Barking. Ground floor to the sixth floor are alight. https://t.co/fHtGyRtbgD pic.twitter.com/NXqaCuWDO2
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 9, 2019
A devastating video emerged on social media, obtained by @MarceVercellesi. In the video, the fire can be seen lighting up the whole building.
#Barking
BREAKING: A huge blaze has erupted in a new build block of apartments believed to be Barking Riverside on De Pass Gardens in east London.London Fire Brigade say they have around 70 firefighters at the scene.
Video: @MarceVercellesi pic.twitter.com/cC0BYN6gGt
— London 999 Feed (@999London) June 9, 2019
There were no reports of any injuries at the time of this report, according to authorities.
An outbuilding and some wooden decking were destroyed after a fire in #Croydon #thisweek There were no reports of any injuries https://t.co/kgwqeX5gbI pic.twitter.com/wbnGUomB7p
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) June 9, 2019
What has caused the blaze is not yet known, and people are being urged to avoid the area, according to The Mirror.
BREAKING Huge fire breaks out at ‘new build block of flats’ in London https://t.co/69sMqjeySY pic.twitter.com/L9pRIs4W6g
— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) June 9, 2019
Reuters contributed to this article.