Fifteen engines and 100 firefighters have been called to the fire in the 'new build' De Pass Gardens, in Barking, where one-bedroom flats are on sale from £240,000. Fire crews from Barking, Dagenham, East Ham and surrounding fire stations are attending the incident and having been tackling the flames from 3.31 pm today. Photos and videos on social media show enormous flames leaping from the front of the building with smoke rising into the air (left, main and right). The London Fire Brigade appear to have defeated most of the flames (inset) but still have a large presence at the scene. The first to the sixth floor are alight but the cause of the fire is still unknown.
Firefighters tackle a huge blaze at a 'new build' block of flats in east London
