Around 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines are tackling two separate fires at a block of flats in London’s Docklands.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said its crews were tackling the blaze in Manwood Street, North Woolwich, which appeared to be at the top of a block of about 18 storeys.
An apartment on the 17th floor of the building is on fire, and crews are also extinguishing a second fire covering about one hectare of grass opposite the block.
According to a statement from the LFB, it took more than 105 calls to the flames.
Fire crews from Shadwell, Dowgate, Dockhead, Shoreditch and surrounding fire stations are at the scene.
London Ambulance Service said it had sent “a number of resources to the scene, including advanced paramedics and our hazardous area response team”.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
It comes after around 41 properties, including homes and warehouses, were destroyed in the capital as Tuesday’s heatwave was the busiest day for the London Fire Brigade (LFB) since the Second World War, according to Sadiq Khan.
Working in temperatures of 40 degrees on Tuesday, firefighters took about 2,600 emergency calls and responded to more than 1,000 fire stations, London’s mayor told Sky News.
Of the 16 firefighters who suffered “heat-related injuries,” two were hospitalized, LFB Assistant Commissioner Jonathan Smith said. Both are then released.
The LFB yesterday declared a major incident as firefighters battled several major fires in the capital.
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