Ten Fire Engines Called to Massive Fire at a Block of Flats in London

Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters were called to a blaze at a block of flats in east London on Sunday, the fire brigade said on its Twitter feed.

The building went up in flames in De Pass Gardens in Barking this afternoon, with the ground to sixth floor of the block currently on fire.

No injuries have so far been reported at a fire in east London, a London Ambulance spokesman said, adding that ambulance units were still at the scene.

Social media video shows flames engulfing the flats off Galleons Drive, which are just a mile away from Thames View Junior School, and smoke billowing from the building.

It is not yet clear what caused the fire.