Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire in a bin storage room at a block of flats on Inville Road in Southwark.
A large refuse bin was destroyed by fire. There were no reports of any injuries.
The Brigade was called at 1658 and the fire was under control by 1734. Fire crews from Old Kent Road, Peckham, Dockhead and Dowgate fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.