London: 120 firefighters fight ‘intense fire’ in Deptford block of flats

Fire brigade still at the scene in south-east London five hours after it was reported

A major fire has broken out at a block of flats in south-east London, with more than 100 firefighters tackling the blaze.

It was first reported at 1pm but 20 fire engines and 120 crew remained at the scene in Creek Road, Deptford more than five hours later.