Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters responded to a flat fire on Queens Road West in Plaistow.
The fire was located in a three bedroom flat on the 10th floor, in a residential block of 15 floors. The flats interior and balcony were both destroyed by the fire. Balconies on the 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th floors, directly above the fire, were also heavily damaged by flames.
Three men left the flat before the Brigade arrived, and two were treated on scene by the London Ambulance Service. Around 30 people evacuated from the building, with firefighters carrying out a systematic search of the affected floors, and there were no reports of any further injuries.
People are advised to avoid the area as crews remain on scene. Traffic in the surrounding area will be impacted by our presence.
The Brigade's Control Officers took over 30 calls reporting the fire, with the first received at 0802. Crews were able to bring the fire under control by 0903, with firefighters from East Ham, Plaistow, Stratford and surrounding fire stations at the scene.
The Brigade's fire investigation team believe the fire was started accidentally, caused by the failure of a lithium battery.