Around 1:25pm an alarm rang out when I noticed smoke billowing from the apartment
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are tackling a flat fire in a high rise building on Biscayne Avenue in Blackwall
My thoughts are with all those affected by the major fire incident in Dagenham
When I woke up, I saw the fire engines, the helicopters and obviously the smoke everywhere
I opened my main door, smoke was coming in from the window - I live at the back
First and foremost, while there is a significant search and rescue operation ongoing, the number one priority is that the residents affected by the major fire incident in Dagenham are all safe and well – and that they are given the support and answers that they need in the weeks and months ahead
As soon as you rely on any leaseholder for funding, that is going to delay the works
I hope they had gone away for the long weekend.
We got out as quickly as we could
The only reason they escaped is because my husband woke up in the early hours to use the bathroom
The state of the fire alarm or whether it was actuating is part of the investigation
I got out of bed and looked out the window and I saw flames climbing up toward our balcony,
There was no fire alarm, nothing went off, when we ran out the flats we just saw some neighbours, smoke coming out the door, we looked at each other, and said 'are you okay?
It is fortunate that nobody was seriously hurt or killed but there's some 60-flats in the block and nobody knows where or when we're all going to be re-homed
What I wouldn't want to do is pre-empt an investigation
I'm angry and concerned that the cladding hadn't been removed faster because the plans were in place to do so last summer and it's taken nearly nine-months for them to start taking it down as we've had scaffolding around the building since January
Raging fire blaze at New Providence Wharf?! Bannisters and glass falling off the cladding. Entire apartment engulfed in flames."
The brigade has stood up full strategic arrangements to deal with the incident and a rest center has been set up at Beacontree Health and Leisure Centre,
The building has a number of fire safety issues known to London Fire Brigade. A full simultaneous evacuation of the building was immediately carried out and a significant search and rescue operation is underway,
The fire is producing heavy smoke and we're advising local residents to keep windows and doors closed