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Fire has broken out in a highrise apartment block in the London suburb of Whitechapel.
Sky News reports 15 engines and 100 firefighters had been sent to the scene at Whitechapel High St.
There were no initial reports of injuries, although images show an extensive fire.
In 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, leading to the deaths of 72 people.
The London Ambulance Service reported it has also been called to the incident.
Firefighters atop the 64m ladder to access the fire from the outside of the apartment block. Photo / London Fire Brigade, via Twitter
"We are responding to a fire on Whitechapel High Street with our emergency service colleagues.
"If you are in the local area, please try and stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed."
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