Over 125 firefighters battled a blaze successfully, using a 64-meter ladder in conjunction with other heroic actions to limit the spread of a fire on the 17th floor of a 21-story building on Whitechapel High Street in London on Monday (March 7).

Two people are reported injured, with details unclear.

The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.

Two casualties reported by police on the scene. One with minor smoke inhalation, one with a Twisted ankle.

The firefighters successfully controlled the blaze.

A drone was used to facilitate the process, and police on the scene conformed the section of Whitechapel Highstreet will remain shut for a "few hours."

Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters have been called to a fire at a block of flats and offices on Whitechapel High Street.

Crews are tackling a fire on the 17th floor of a 21-storey building. The Brigade's 64m ladder has been mobilised to the incident. 

The Brigade's 999 Control Officers have taken more than 50 calls to the blaze.

The Brigade was called at 1553. Fire crews from Whitechapel, Shoreditch, Dowgate, Bethnal Green, Dockhead, Old Kent Road, Islington and surrounding fire stations are at the scene.

The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.