Blaze engulfs several floors of tower block near London's Canary Wharf

The blaze has engulfed several floors of the New Providence Wharf block (Athina Fokidou/PA)

More than 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze that has ripped through a 19-storey London tower block believed to be covered in flammable cladding.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to the New Providence Wharf development, near Canary Wharf, on Friday morning.