Full statement from London Fire Brigade
London Fire Bridgade said: “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are responding to a fire on Rochester Row, Westminster. The fire involves a sixth floor flat, in a residential block of seven floors. Two of the Brigade’s 32m ladders have been deployed to the scene, alongside the Drone Team.
“People are advised to avoid the area as crews respond, with local traffic being heavily impacted. The Brigade received the first of 23 calls reporting the fire at 1950, with Control Officers mobilising crews from Lambeth, Soho, Paddington and surrounding fire stations to the scene in response. The cause of the fire is not yet known.”
