Homes evacuated as fire breaks out in flats

A block of flats was evacuated in east London after a fire has broke out.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) sent 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters to the block of maisonettes on Mount Pleasant Lane, Clapton shortly after receiving reports at 20:00 BST on Tuesday.

A large amount of smoke was seen in the Hackney area and people living nearby were advised to keep their windows and doors closed.

Crews from several fire stations, including Stoke Newington, Tottenham and Homerton were deployed to tackle the flames.

The LFB said a rest centre was opened nearby to help about 20 residents affected by the fire, and that it worked with the local authority to support them.

There were no reports of injuries in the fire.

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