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Second London flat blaze rages in Blackwall as two residents remain in hospital_l

A number of fire safety issues were known to authorities about the building on Freshwater Road, Dagenham

On the same day two people were left in hospital after a huge fire tore through a block of flats in Dagenham, a second blaze has broken out in east London.

Dramatic footage filmed in Blackwall showed black smoke and fire billowing from half of a flat and balcony on the 25th floor of the 45-storey glass building.

Up to 70 firefighters and ten fire engines rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze after the London Fire Brigade was called at around 1.30pm.

It came just hours after an investigation was launched into the cause of a fire which ripped through an eight-story flat block only eight miles away in Dagenham.

Around 225 firefighters and 40 fire engines were dispatched to that incident and more than 80 people were evacuated from the building in the early hours of the morning.

It is unclear what caused the fire in Dagenham but it is understood the building was undergoing work to have non-compliant cladding removed.

Cladding was used in the construction of Grenfell Tower in west London which burnt down in 2017 and left 72 people dead.

The fire that broke out on the 25th floor of a high-rise building in Blackwall is now under control, fire service says
The fire that broke out on the 25th floor of a high-rise building in Blackwall is now under control, fire service says (Dylan Lee)
Half a flat and a balcony caught fire in the second blaze to hit east London in the same day
Half a flat and a balcony caught fire in the second blaze to hit east London in the same day (X/@JohnWickMG/PA Wire)
Căn hộ ở London bốc cháy khi đám cháy thứ hai bùng phát ở thủ đô trong một ngày
London flats on fire as second blaze rages in capital in a day
Đám cháy tòa nhà thứ hai ở phía đông London

Firefighters are battling a huge fire in Blackwall, east London, just hours after rushing to Dagenham to extinguish a separate fire on Monday morning.

Around 70 London Fire Brigade firefighters and 10 fire engines are responding to the fire believed to be coming from a single flat and balcony.

The LFB reposted a video of black smoke billowing out of a multi-storey tower block at New Providence Wharf, a residential and commercial development area near the Blackwall tunnel, on X.

Người dân cho biết việc thoát khỏi đám cháy giống như một ‘cơn ác mộng’

A resident of the building on fire in Dagenham said escaping felt like “a nightmare” and she was was frightened “to be on the street starting from zero”.

Irina Vasile, 46, a healthcare assistant who lived on the second floor, said she was woken by her partner around 3am telling her there was smoke.

Speaking outside the Beacontree Heath Leisure Centre where the residents have been relocated, she said: “There was such a dense smoke all over the apartment. When we wanted to open the window, another smoke hit our face, on the throat and the eyes.”

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Ms Vasile said she was spotted by firefighters after shouting for help and calling 999.

She said: “We didn’t grab nothing – we lost everything. The firemen brought us outside, and when I came outside I saw a big fire coming from the building on the ground floor, and when we went further, I saw another big fire on the top.”

The resident said she did not hear a fire alarm go off during the evacuation. She added: “My partner is devastated as well.

“We try to encourage one another because we lost everything. We are scared and frightened to be on the street starting from zero.”

Sự cố lớn đã được giải quyết, Sadiq Khan xác nhận

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the major incident regarding the fire in Dagenham has been stood down and thanked the emergency services who worked “tirelessly” through the night.

In a post on X, Mr Khan wrote: “My thoughts are with all those affected by the fire in Dagenham overnight, and I remain in close contact with the London fire commissioner and emergency services who worked tirelessly through the night to gain control of the fire.

“A major incident was declared which has now been stood down. A rest centre has been set up in the area to support residents, and I urge people in the area to follow LFB’s advice to keep windows and doors closed, and for people to avoid the area where possible.”

Người dân thoát khỏi tòa nhà đang cháy bằng tất và áo choàng bệnh viện

Dagenham resident Sam, who lives on the fourth floor of the burnt-out building, told the BBC he had just returned from hospital when the fire engulfed the tower block.

He said he inhaled a lot of smoke and fled the building wearing his hospital gown and socks.

Hơn 80 người đã được sơ tán, ít nhất 20 người được cứu

London Fire Brigade assistant commissioner Goulbourne said more than 80 people were evacuated from the building by firefighters.

He added that 20 people were rescued with some given fire escape hoods, which provide 15 minutes of clean air while the person is moved to safety.

Four people were treated on the scene by the ambulance service, with two of them taken to hospital, he adds.

Vai trò của lớp phủ trong hỏa hoạn sẽ được nghiên cứu

Questions around the role of cladding in the fire will form part of the investigation into the incident, a spokesman for London Fire Brigade has said.

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When asked about the role cladding played in the fire, assistant commissioner Patrick Goulbourne said: “What I wouldn’t want to do is pre-empt an investigation.

“This was a very, very dynamic incident, and clearly it’s going to require a very complex investigation, not only to get to its cause, but to get to an understanding of the fire spread – so it’s it’s too early at this time to be able to give any detail on that, but that will form part of our investigation in the coming days.”

A local resident said he heard people screaming as the fire unfolded (Lucy North/PA)
A local resident said he heard people screaming as the fire unfolded (Lucy North/PA) (PA Wire)
Sở cứu hỏa cho biết báo cháy không hề kêu và đang được điều tra

Claims by residents that fire alarms did not go off as an inferno ripped through their east London tower block are being investigated, the London fire service said.

The London Fire Brigade said an investigation into the cause of the fire had been launched and firefighters would remain on the scene in Dagenham over the next few days.

Earlier, it said a number of fire safety issues were known to the brigade. It did not clarify what those issues were, but it is understood non-compliant cladding was being removed from the building at the time of the fire.

Forty-five engines and around 225 firefighters are responding to the blaze in Dagenham, east London (Lucy North/PA)
Forty-five engines and around 225 firefighters are responding to the blaze in Dagenham, east London (Lucy North/PA) (PA Wire)

All residents accounted for, fire brigade says

All residents of a tower block in east London have been accounted for after hundreds of people were evacuated following a huge fire.

The London Fire Brigade said a major incident had been wound down and an investigation into the cause of the fire – which left two people in hospital and four injured – had been launched.

The brigade added that claims fire alarms did not go off would be part of the investigation and firefighters were speaking to residents to gather evidence.

The fire brigade said the building had ‘known’ fire safety issues (Lucy North/PA)
The fire brigade said the building had ‘known’ fire safety issues (Lucy North/PA) (PA Wire)

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