Ten fire
engines and 72 firefighters were battling a blaze in east London on Saturday
after flames engulfed a third-floor apartment in a low-rise block of buildings,
injuring
one man who was taken to hospital.
Britain has
been rocked in recent days by a fire which killed at least 79 people when it
engulfed a 24-storey building in west London on June 14, trapping residents in
their beds as they slept.
That fire at
Grenfell Tower spread rapidly, turning the burning building into a giant torch
and terrifying residents.
The worst
fire to hit the capital since World War Two has prompted a nationwide review of
high-rise buildings after police said the cladding used on Grenfell had failed
all safety checks.
The London
Fire Brigade, which is also working to evacuate residents from an estate in
north London found to have similar cladding to Grenfell, said it had been
called on Saturday to a building in Bethnal Green, east London, where the third
floor apartment and roof were on fire.
It had
received 50 calls to its emergency telephone line.
"Firefighters
from Bethnal Green and surrounding fire stations are attending the scene,"
they said in a statement. "The cause of the fire is not known at this
stage.
"The
whole of a flat on the third floor and roof is also alight. A man has been
taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews."
0 Comments