Firefighters battled a massive fire in a 27-floor high-rise apartment building in west London for several hours Wednesday. The fire at Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate was reported at 00:54 BST and about 200 firefighters tackled the blaze. About forty fire-engines have been sent to the tower.
The tower block contains 120 flats and is 24 storeys high.
News sources reported that the whole tower block had been alight and there were fears the building might collapse.
Eyewitnesses said they have seen lights – thought to be mobile phones or torches – flashing at the top of the block of flats. Others says residents – thought to be trapped inside – have been seen coming to their windows.
Metropolitan Police said a number of people were being treated for a range of injuries, but did not provide more details.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter that a major incident had been declared.