More than 100 evacuated and two taken to hospital as fire engulfs building

Forty-five engines and around 225 firefighters are responding to the blaze that has engulfed the whole mixed-use commercial and residential building

More than 100 people were evacuated and two taken to hospital as a fire engulfed a building in Dagenham, east London, with ‘known’ safety issues (Shivansh Gupta/PA)

More than 100 people were evacuated and two taken to hospital as a fire engulfed a building in Dagenham, east London, with “known” safety issues.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it is carrying out a “significant search and rescue operation” after being called to the blaze in Freshwater Road at 2.44am on Monday.