Emergency services are tackling a fire at a police station in east London where the roof of the building is “completely alight”.
Around 175 firefighters and 30 fire engines attended the blaze at Forest Gate police station on Romford Road, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
The brigade was called just after 4.15pm on Tuesday with firefighters from Stratford, Leytonstone, Plaistow and surrounding fire stations attending.
Crews are continuing to work to extinguish this fire and we are likely to remain on scene throughout the evening.
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Please continue to avoid the area and keep windows and doors shut as there is a lot of smoke being produced.https://t.co/qzYYEIzP2s pic.twitter.com/GoE9hi8RKv
Residents have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed because of the amount of smoke.
Road closures are in place and people have been told to avoid the area, the LFB said.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
