Around 70 firefighters tackle blaze at 45-storey block in London

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Handout photo taken with permission from the X feed of @JohnWickMG of the scene of a fire at a multi-storey tower block at New Providence Wharf in London. Picture:: X/@JohnWickMG/PA Wire

Around 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines are responding to a blaze in Blackwall, east London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said.

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.