- Twenty fire engines and 120 firefighters were at the industrial estate in Leyton
- Fire crews responded before 5.30am after reports of a blaze in Orient Way
- Residents have been told to keep their doors and windows shut to avoid smoke
Firefighters are battling a huge blaze in east London after a two-storey warehouse caught fire this morning.
Twenty fire engines and 120 firefighters were at the scene in Leyton with giant clouds billowing into the sky at the industrial estate in Orient Way.
Residents have been warned to keep their doors and windows shut to avoid the smoke as pictures showed a huge blaze in the sky.
Fire crews responded before 5.30am with more than 70 calls to 999 alerting the emergency services to the blaze and around 60 per cent of the building alight.
Firefighters are battling a huge blaze in east London after a two-storey warehouse caught fire
Station Manager Rod Wainwright, who was at the scene, said: ‘There are large volumes of smoke.
‘I would advise all nearby residents in the area to keep their doors and windows closed until the smoke plume has diminished.’
Fire crews from Leytonstone, Homerton, Walthamstow, Stoke Newington, Stratford and surrounding fire stations are at the scene, the London Fire Brigade said.
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage. Police in Waltham Forest were also assisting the fire brigade at the scene.
Residents have been warned to keep their doors and windows shut to avoid the smoke
Drone footage of the fire at an industrial estate in Leyton which sent smoke billowing out
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