Dagenham fire: 100 evacuated as flames rip through block of flats with 225 firefighters battling blaze
THIS is the moment a huge fire ripped through a high-rise block in London with over 100 evacuated from their flats.
The brigade said parts of the scaffolding surrounding the building, as well as the ground floor and the roof, were alight.Station Commander Alan Bendell, who is at the scene of the fire, said: "The fire is producing heavy smoke and we're advising local residents to keep windows and doors closed."Two of the Brigade's 32-metre turntable ladders are being used at the scene as aerial water towers to assist with tackling the fire from height.
“The Brigade’s Control Officers have taken 16 calls to the fire, including successfully giving vital fire survival guidance to a number of people using our Fire Survival Guidance App, which allows information to be exchanged between Control and the incident ground in a timely, accurate and consistent manner.
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