• Twelve fire engines called to blaze where part of a first floor flat is alight
  • Pictures posted online showed thick black smoke pouring from the building
  • Street consists mostly of blocks of luxury flats that can sell for more than £2m

By Connor Boyd For Mailonline

Published: 00:59 GMT, 7 February 2018 | Updated: 01:07 GMT, 7 February 2018

More than 80 firefighters are tackling a large blaze at a flat in Holland Park Gardens in Kensington.  

Twelve fire engines were called to the blaze, where part of a first floor flat is currently alight.

The building is less than one mile away from Grenfell Tower and approximately eight neighbouring properties have been evacuated as a precaution.

More than 80 firefighters are tackling a large blaze at a flat in Holland Park Gardens in Kensington

More than 80 firefighters are tackling a large blaze at a flat in Holland Park Gardens in Kensington

The Brigade was called at 9.45pm on Tuesday. Fire crews from Hammersmith, Kensington, North Kensington and other surrounding fire stations are at the scene.

The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.

Pictures posted online showed thick black smoke pouring from the building.

The building in Holland Park Gardens sits just less than one mile away from Grenfell Tower

The building in Holland Park Gardens sits just less than one mile away from Grenfell Tower

The building in Holland Park Gardens sits just less than one mile away from Grenfell Tower

The street consists mostly of blocks of luxury flats that can sell for more than £2million.

It is unclear exactly where the blaze has caught hold.

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