Fire rips through flat in east London months after blaze at same development
Fire rips through flat in east London months after blaze at same development
A fire has broken out at a block of flats in Canary Wharf (Anay Patel/Facebook)
A fire has ripped through the side of a tower block in east London, making it the third blaze to take place in the same development in recent years.
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to a flat fire at New Providence Wharf in Poplar at around 8.45pm on Tuesday evening.
Footage of the fire showed bright orange flames tearing through a flat balcony metres away from where a skyscraper caught fire last year.
Another flat fire broke out on the 25th floor of a 45-storey building, which is also part of New Providence Wharf, in August.
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Witnesses described how flames engulfed an entire balcony, shattering glass and sending debris crashing to the ground during the fire.
It follows a third fire at the east London development in 2021, when a serious failure of the smoke ventilation system meant residents' only escape route was smoke-logged.
Firefighters also tackled a blaze at the same development in 2021 (PA Archive)
Two people needed hospital treatment after suffering the effects of smoke inhalation and another 38 adults and four children were treated at the scene after a fire ripped through the 19-storey at the development.
The London Fire Brigade said a small part of a three-roomed flat on the 13th floor of the 20-storey building was damaged by fire on Tuesday.
A small part of the flat's attached balcony has also been damaged by the blaze.
A man living in the flat and several others were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and taken to hospital.
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a fire in #Blackwall.
More info to follow. https://t.co/NYvwiH6abf
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) August 26, 2024
The London Fire Brigade received 26 calls alerting them to the fire. They deployed crews from Poplar, Millwall, Plaistow, Shadwell and surrounding fire stations.
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The Brigade was first called at 8.47pm and the fire was under control around half an hour later.
The LFB said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
The New Providence Wharf is home to 1,535 flats, stretching back 400 metres from the River Thames, according to its developer Ballymore's website.
Around 70 firefighters tackled the blaze at the development's tallest building in August. The LFB later revealed that the fire had been started by someone smoking in their flat.
Ballymore has been contacted for comment.
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