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Huge fire breaks out at London block of flats
A MASSIVE blaze has broken out at a block of flats in east London.
By Tom Evans / Published 2nd July 2017
The roof of the Bow Wharf building appears to have been engulfed by flames at the scene near Bethnal Green and Mile End.
The block is described as a “residential waterside development” with five houses and 19 apartments which were set to sell for as much as £1million each.
Tenants were promised the building would be “finished to a high standard throughout”.
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“Crikey, hope no one has moved in yet”
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Crowds gathered to watch as eight fire engines were dispatched to put out the inferno in the unoccupied five-floor building.
London Fire Brigade confirmed that firefighters were called to a block of flats under construction in Mace Street, Bethnal Green, at 11.10am.
One local said: “Crikey, hope no one has moved in yet.”
A spokesman said 75% of the roof was alight.
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Many have taken to Twitter in anger as the blaze raged in front of them.
A resident who lives in nearby block of flats Wharton House posted the footage on Twitter and called for their own housing association One Housing Group to take note.
It comes just a week after another fire in Bethnal Green.
London is in a heightened state of sensitivity after the horrific Grenfell Tower fire earlier this month.
12 fire engines, 80 firefighters battling blaze at east London residential block (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Published time: 2 Jul, 2017 12:36
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12 fire engines, 80 firefighters battling blaze at east London residential block (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
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Twelve fire engines and 80 firefighters are tackling a blaze at another apartment building in east London’s Bethnal Green, according to the London fire service.
The entire roof and fourth floor of the new five-story building on Bow Wharf are alight, according to a statement from the London Fire Brigade.
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