Over 100 people evacuated as block of flats on fire in London

The brigade said parts of the scaffolding surrounding the building, as well as the ground floor and the roof, were alight

London Fire Brigade at the scene at Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London (LFB/PA)

Forty fire engines and around 225 firefighters are battling a blaze at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London.

More than 100 people were evacuated from the building, the BBC reports.