London fire: 80 firefighters rush to famous street to tackle huge blaze using drones

A huge fire has ripped through the roof of a building on Baker Street in central London with 80 fire fighters tackling the blaze.

Twelve fire engines were scrambled to the scene around 6pm and road closures have caused traffic chaos.

Images show huge plumes of smoke coming from a building on the junction of Baker Street and George Street as fire crews attempted to hose it down from a raised platform.