FEATURES, LONDON DIGEST June 24, 2017

FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE IN BLOCK OF FLATS AT BETHNAL GREEN, NORTH LONDON

Fifty eight firefighters are tackling a blaze at a block of flats in Bethnal Green, east London.

One person has been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke at the four-storey building on Turin Street.

London Fire Brigade said flames engulfed half of a third floor flat and have spread to the roof of the building.

Bethnal Green Road has been closed in both directions. It is unclear how the fire started.

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