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London tower block catches fire as 70 firefighters rush to scene

Ten fire crews have rushed to a London tower block which caught fire this evening.
The scene on Tuesday evening (Pictures: London Fire Brigade/AkashDe69028264)

Ten fire crews rushed to a London tower block which caught fire this evening.

Flames could be seen bursting out towards the top of the building on Westbridge Road in Battersea.

London Fire Brigade said a flat on the 20th floor is ablaze. A woman who escaped the fire is being treated for smoke inhalation.

As many as 70 firefighters have been sent to the scene.

Station commander Pete Johnson said: ‘Crews were faced with a lot of smoke issuing from the top of a block of flats on arrival.

‘There were also lots of visible flames which has prompted a high number of calls to our control officers.

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70 firefighters were dispatched (Picture: London Fire Brigade)
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A flat on the 20th floor caught fire on Tuesday evening (Picture: AkashDe69028264)

‘Firefighters are working hard to bring the fire under control.

‘There are a number of road closures in place.’

Police and emergency service at the scene of a fire at a tower block on Westbridge Road in Battersea, south-west London. Picture date: Tuesday October 12, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story FIRE Battersea. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
Police and emergency services at the scene on Westbridge Road in Battersea (Picture: PA)
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The fire was in a flat on the 20th floor (Picture: PA/ AkashDe69028264)
The scene of a fire at a tower block on Westbridge Road in Battersea, south-west London. Picture date: Tuesday October 12, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story FIRE Battersea. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
A woman was treated for smoke inhalation (Picture: PA)

The brigade said it took at least 18 calls about the fire, with the first at 8.02pm.

Crews from Battersea, Fulham, Wandsworth, North Kensington and surrounding stations attended.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.

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