Huge fire at east London tower block with 70 firefighters tackling blaze

A tower in the east London It is on fire and flames can be seen coming out of the windows.

There are 10 fire trucks and about 70 firefighters extinguishing the fire in the residential block of Queens Road West in Plaistow.

The fire was located on the tenth floor of a 15-story building, with both the balcony and the interior of the floor being lit.

It is believed to be located on a residential block on Queens Road West, not far from John F. Kennedy School, Plaistow Primary School and Children’s Center and St. Mary the Virgin Church.

About 30 people have been evacuated from the building. Three men had left the apartment before firefighters arrived and are being treated by ambulance crews.

A large column of thick black smoke rose into the sky.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said traffic in the area will be affected as crews respond, as they are likely to remain at the scene throughout the morning.

More than 30 calls have been made reporting the fire and the first fire trucks arrived on the scene shortly after 8am.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, according to the LFB, but it was brought under control around 9 a.m. and is being investigated by specialized fire investigators.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.09am this morning to reports of a fire on Queens Road West, Plaistow.

‘We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, members of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and an incident response officer. The first of our teams arrived in two minutes.

“We treated two patients, before taking one man to hospital as a priority, while the other was discharged at the scene.”

It’s only been a couple of months since A major incident was declared in east London. after a fire devastated a block of flats.

More than 200 firefighters were called to tackle the fire in Dagenham in the early hours of the morning after the ground floor, sixth floor and roof caught fire.

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