Firefighters in London responded to an afternoon blaze spotted on Monday (March 7) at a high-rise apartment on the eastern portion of the city, with a hundred firefighters tackling the blaze.

"We now have 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters dealing with the fire on 17th floor of a block of flats on #Whitechapel High Street. One of our 64 metre ladders has also been sent to the scene," London Fire Brigade's official Twitter said.

Footage shows firefighters on a large crane trying to extinguish the flame from spreading.

Officials tell residents to close windows to avoid smoke inhalation.

London, UK. 7th Mar 2022. Whitechapel Highrise which is in a block of flats and offices on fire as twenty fire engines are on the scene.
Credit: Joao Daniel Pereira