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Mar 7, 2022, 5 tweets

Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters are dealing with a very visible fire on #Whitechapel High Street. Please avoid the area if possible. Follow this account for the latest information.

We now have 15 fire engines and around 100 firefighters dealing with the fire on 17th floor of a block of flats on #Whitechapel High Street. One of our 64 metre ladders has also been sent to the scene london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2022…

Twenty fire engines are now at the scene of the #Whitechapel fire which is in a block of flats and offices. Our Control Officers have taken more than 50 calls to the blaze © @dinglebobs london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2022…

We continue to tackle the fire on #Whitechapel High Street. We used one of our 64 metre ladders (tallest in Europe) to get water onto the building from the outside. Please still avoid the area london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2022…

The fire on #WhiteChapel High Street is now under control. A woman was trapped by the fire. 999 control officers gave her advice & firefighters rescued her by using a fire escape hood. Incredible professionalism by all avoided serious injuries london-fire.gov.uk/incidents/2022…

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