The fire brigade earlier said around 100 firefighters were dealing with the blaze, which had set alight six floors of a residential block. A building is seen after a fire broke out in Barking, London, Britain, June 9, 2019. ReutersPeople watch firefighters working on top of a block of flats after a fire broke out in Barking, London, Britain, June 9, 2019. ReutersA firefighter is seen after a fire broke out in Barking, London, Britain, June 9, 2019. ReutersFootage on social media showed intense flames lapping up the front of a low-rise residential building.Later pictures showed a less dramatic scene with flames largely extinguished.Reuters was not immediately able to independently verify the footage.Almost two years ago, Grenfell Tower, a high-rise social housing block in west London, was engulfed by flames in the middle of the night, killing 71 people in the country’s deadliest domestic fire since World War Two.

Source: bd News24 June 09, 2019 16:41 UTC