Fire crews remain at the scene and the blaze is now under investigation
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters at a building housing shops and flats in Lower Clapton.
The fire broke out at a property near the junction of Chatsworth Road and Glenarm Road on Saturday evening, May 23.
According to London Fire Brigade, the fire is now under control but firefighters will remain on scene over the coming hours to dampen down. There have been no reports of any injuries.
A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said: “Chatsworth Road remains closed between the junctions of Millfields Road and Homerton High Street.
“The Brigade received the first of 50 calls about the fire at 2134 and Control Officers mobilised crews from Stoke Newington, Leyton, Leytonstone, Walthamstow, Tottenham and Whitechapel fire stations to the scene.
“A 32-metre turntable ladder from Tottenham Fire Station was also in attendance and deployed as an observation tower to provide the Incident Commander with a greater situational awareness of the incident.”
The cause of the fire is now under investigation.
