Fire crews leave the scene of second apartment block fire at Canary Wharf, hours after earlier fire in Dagenham

26 August 2024, 14:31 | Updated: 26 August 2024, 15:52

A fire is now under control at an apartment block at New Providence Wharf in east London, just hours after firefighters tackled a blaze at an apartment block in Dagenham, east London.

At least 70 fire fighters were in attendance, with ten fire engines at the scene, closeby to the tower block by Blackwall tunnel in east London.

Half of a flat and balcony on the 25th floor of the 45-storey tower block at New Providence Wharf, Biscayne Avenue, was alight, the LFB said in a statement.

The fire service said the blaze produced a large amount of smoke, and people in the local area were advised to keep their windows and door shut if possible.

The LFB said it was first called to the blaze at 1.28pm on Monday and that crews from Millwall, Plaistow, Shadwell and surrounding fire stations were in attendance at the scene.

The fire service reposted a video of black smoke billowing out of a multi-storey tower block on X, formerly Twitter, and said it had received more than 100 calls regarding the blaze.

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Social media user Dylan Lee lives opposite the tower block, and posted a video on X, alongside the caption, stating: "Raging #fire blaze at New Providence Wharf?! Bannisters and glass falling off the cladding. Entire apartment engulfed in flames."

He told LBC: "Around 13:25, an alarm rang out when I noticed smoke billowing from the apartment.

"Debris and pieces had fallen from the balcony, glass shattered and caused the fire to expand and engulfed the space, with flames reaching out as the wind carried the smoke.

"The fire brigade arrived 20 minutes later and were tackling it from the adjacent apartment at 13:52."

The cause of the fire remains unknown.