Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a flat fire on Sylvester Road in Homerton.
Part of a first floor flat in a five storey building was damaged by the fire.
The Brigade was called at 0009 and the incident was over for firefighters at 0033. Crews from Homerton, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.