London - A huge fire has destroyed the top floors of a new apartment block in east London. Firefighters were called to Bow Wharf, a new upmarket development in Wennigton Road, Bethnal Green, just after 11am.
The property is described as a “residential waterside development” with at least one of the properties on the market for more than £1m. The complex had not been completed, and was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
London Fire Brigade tweeted that 12 engines and 80 firefighters were tacckling the blaze, and that there were 'no persons reported" inside the development. An LFB spokesman said the thrid floor and roof of the four storey block was well alight. Some of the first and second floors had also been damaged. Video posted online shows large clouds of black smoke tearing through the top of the building, which is covered by scaffolding.
The sight of another block of flats on fire just weeks after the Grenfell disaster sparked fears of a repeat tragedy. Nolan McGregor told Metro: "People seemed to be really shocked, I heard a few people shouting “Oh my God” and all. "I also heard someone say “not again” as they saw the fire." (FA)
