Aldgate fire: Huge blaze rips through block of London flats as 100 firefighters rush to scene

More than 100 firefighters are battling a large blaze in the which has broken out in the fifth floor of a large block of flats.

were called to the home in Leman Street in Aldgate, at around 6.45pm after a blaze started. Fifteen fire engines are at the scene of the incident where pictures show a large fire inside the fifth floor home and video shows black smoke billowing out of the window. Crews from Whitechapel, Shadwell, Shoreditch, Dowgate, Bethnal Green are battling the major blaze and it is currently unknown what caused the incident.

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A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade said: "Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters are tackling a flat fire on Leman Street in Aldgate.

"A fifth-floor flat is alight. Part of a second flat on the seventh floor is also alight. One of the Brigade's 64-metre turntable ladders is being used as an observation tower, providing a vantage point for incident commanders to assess the incident.

The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took the first of 15 calls to the fire at 1743 and mobilised crews from Whitechapel, Shadwell, Shoreditch, Dowgate, Bethnal Green and surrounding fire stations to the scene.

"The cause of the fire is not known at this time."

The has contacted Met Police for comment.

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