Fire breaks out at high-rise flats in Catford

A occurrence has breached retired astatine a high-rise artifact of flats successful south-east London.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to the flats connected Rosenthal Road successful Catford astatine astir 12:51 BST connected Wednesday.

About 70 firefighters and 10 occurrence engines are astatine the scene, it said.

"Please debar the country whilst firefighters enactment to extinguish the fire," the LFB said connected X.

The brigade said it had received astir 50 reports of a fire, adding that 2 flats connected the ninth and 10th floors were "currently alight".

Fire crews from Forest Hill, Greenwich, Deptford, Lee Green and surrounding occurrence stations are astatine the scene.

Rushey Green is closed betwixt Rosenthal Road and Honley Road, added the LFB.

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