The London Fire Brigade are tackling the blaze at the residential property
Firefighters tackled a late night blaze in East London on a residential street on Tuesday.
The house fire broke out in Dagenham at 11.03pm on May 12, according to the London Fire Brigade.
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters tackled the flames on Ballards Road.
A spokesperson for LFB confirmed that part of the roof was alight. They added at the time of the fire: “Please avoid the area while the incident is ongoing.”
Eight calls were received by control officers alerting them of the incident.
Crews from Dagenham, Wennington, Ilford and surrounding fire stations are attending the scene.
One of the Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders was used at the scene to help fight the fire from above.
It was under control by 11.45pm.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
