East London flat gutted by fire, one injured

Ten fire engines and 72 firefighters have tackled flames that engulfed a third-floor apartment in a low-rise building blocks in east London, injuring one person.

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Published : 24 June 2017, 05:47 PM
Updated : 24 June 2017, 08:16 PM

Fire gutted the whole of the flat on the third floor of the building on Turin Street in Bethnal Green, and the roof was destroyed, London Fire Brigade said in a statement on Saturday.

It said a man was suffering from smoke inhalation and was taken to hospital.

It added that it was investigating the cause of the fire.

The firefighters were called at 4:25pm and the fire was under control by 7:30pm.

Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, Rushanara Ali went to visit the scene.

She described residents as "anxious given what has happened in Grenfell tower", reported the BBC.

But she said the scene was calm despite thick smoke being blown into the surrounding areas by high winds, it added.

Britain has been rocked in recent days by the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 79 people when it engulfed the 24-storey building in west London on June 14, trapping residents in their beds as they slept.

The worst fire to hit the capital since World War Two has prompted a nationwide review of high-rise buildings after police had said the cladding used on Grenfell had failed all safety checks.

The London Fire Brigade is working to evacuate residents from an estate in North London found to have similar cladding to Grenfell, according to Reuters news agency.