BREAKING: Horrifying Images Show London High-Rise Bursting Into Flames
Flames devoured a 24-story apartment building in west London early Wednesday morning as firefighters rushed to contain the inferno, according to witnesses.
Videos posted on social media show Grenfell Tower, in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, ablaze as firefighters spray it with hoses. Witnesses have said some people were seen falling from the structure, but there are no official reports of casualties.
The London Fire Brigade said 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters had been dispatched to the blaze, which had consumed almost every floor of parts of the building.
The Guardian noted that some people on the scene feared that people were trapped in the complex, which contains 120 units.
he city’s Metropolitan Police said two people were being treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were immediately reported. The department has urged people to stay out of the area, and several people have tweeted that authorities have marked off a perimeter around the tower.
There have been no official reports on what might have caused the fire.