Fire breaks out on 20th floor of London tower block with 70 firefighters sent to the scene

A woman and child have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out on the 20^th floor of a tower block in South West London.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) sent 70 firefighters to the scene after receiving 18 999 calls at 8:02pm on Tuesday evening.

Flames and dark plumes of smoke could be seen and 50 people left the tower block of flats on Westbridge Road in Battersea.

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Station commander Pete Johnson, who is at the scene, said at the time, “Crews were faced with a lot of smoke issuing from the top of a block of flats on arrival.

“There was also lots of visible flame which has prompted a high number of calls to our control officers.

“There are a number of road closures in place.”

The fire was bought under control at 8:53pm and a LFB spokesman said the cause of the fire is not known.