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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rachel Hall and Tobi Thomas

15 fire engines and 125 firefighters called to stop blaze in London tower block

15 fire engines and 125 firefighters were called to extinguish a large blaze in a top-floor flat in a tower block in North Woolwich, east London, after a record-breaking heatwave saw a number of fires break out on Tuesday.

Smoke was billowing out of the four-room apartment as a fire raged across the entire flat and balcony, which appears to be located on the top floor of a 17-storey block, according to footage shared on Twitter by the London fire brigade.

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