Forty fire engines and around 225 firefighters were battling the fire which reportedly forced more than 100 people to evacuate
Forty fire engines and about 225 firefighters were battling a fire at a block of flats in Dagenham, east London, with reports that more than 100 people were evacuated from the building.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said parts of the scaffolding surrounding the building on Freshwater Road, as well as the ground floor and the roof, were alight.
