Around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines attended the scene this afternoon at a raging fire in the flat on the third floor of a 22-storey residential block in Spitalfields, central London today.
Dozens of firefighters were called to tackle blazing fire in a residential block of flats in central London, with four people rushed to hospital.
Around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines attended the scene this afternoon, with onlookers reporting a response time of around 10 minutes. 'I was working near the building, and we noticed there was a fire across the road,' said the onlooker.While the origin of the fire is still unknown and under investigation, bystanders claim that the flames were extinguished within 45 minutes, after control officers received 21 calls related to the fire.The four-room flat was destroyed, with half of a balcony and part of the flat's roof damaged by the fire.
Local councillor Kabir Hussain posted on X to express his gladness that everyone was okay as he did not want a repeat of 'Grenfell Tower'.
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