Fire at block of flats tackled by 100 firefighters

Belfast Telegraph - 20/04
A fire that engulfed two flats at a building in east London was tackled by 100 firefighters.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 15 fire engines dealt with the blaze on Leman Street in Aldgate on Sunday evening after being called at 5.43pm.

Two flats on the sixth and seventh floors of the building were alight, with firefighters leading 11 people to safety.

The fire took hold in a block of flats in Aldgate, east London (Khaja Naseer/X/PA)

Footage showed flames engulfing two different flats with smoke seen billowing into the air.

There are currently no reports of any injuries.

LFB said around 100 firefighters dealt with the fire, which was under control by...
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