Watch: Fire tears through 10th floor flat in Woolwich tower block
10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the fire on Rymill Street in North Woolwich.
Five people were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews and around 100 residents were taken to a local rest centre.
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Hide AdMost of a three-roomed flat on the 10th floor was damaged by fire, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
Firefighters led four people to safety, whilst others remained in their unaffected flats.
The blaze was under control by 11.50pm and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Fire crews from Plaistow, Barking, East Ham, Poplar and surrounding fire stations attended the scene, after officers took almost 30 calls about the fire.
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