Around thirty people have been evacuated from a residential tower block in east London after a fire broke out.
The balcony and interior of a flat on the tenth floor of the 15-floor block on Queens Road West, Plaistow were alight when firefighters arrived after being alerted at about 08:00 BST by around 30 calls to the emergency services.
The blaze was brought under control by crews from London Fire Brigade (LFB) using a crane to reach the flames and douse them out.
London Ambulance Service also said it treated two patients – one was taken to hospital as a priority and other was released at the scene.
The LFB also said three people left the building before they arrived on the scene.
Firefighters from East Ham, Plaistow, Stratford and surrounding fire stations were at the scene.
The brigade has said on X (formerly Twitter) that although the fire was now under control, traffic in the area would be impacted as crews remain on scene.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation by specialist fire investigators.
