6 hours ago Plaistow fire: Lithium battery caused east London tower block blaze that sparked evacuations

70 firefighters tackled a blaze at the fifteen-storey block on Plaistow’s Queen’s Road West

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16 hours ago Tower Hamlets stabbing: Mum, 31, murdered at birthday party leaving 11

Charlotte Lawlor, 31, was found with stab injuries in the foyer of a tower block in east London just before 2am on September 15. Hope Rowe, 32, was arrested and charged with murder

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25 hours ago Plaistow flat fire: Flames billow from London tower block as 70 firefighters tackle blaze

Firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at a London tower block with residents being evacuated from the scene.

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25 hours ago Plaistow fire: Residents evacuated after blaze at east London tower block as three men treated at scene

70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at the fifteen-storey block on Plaistow’s Queen’s Road West

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26 hours ago Huge fire breaks out at London tower block as 70 firefighters tackle blaze

Huge fire breaks out at London tower block as 70 firefighters tackle blaze  The Independent

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27 hours ago Huge fire at London tower block as '70 firefighters battle blaze' at flats

Ten fire engines have been sent to the incident on Queens Road West in Plaistow, east London, the London Fire Brigade said.

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27 hours ago Plaistow fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze at east London tower block as three men treated at scene

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at the fifteen-storey block on Plaistow’s Queen’s Road West

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28 hours ago Flames and smoke billow from tower block as 70 firefighters battle blaze

A massive blaze at a residential block in Plaistow, east London, is now being tackled by 70 firefighters and ten fire engines with thick smoke pictured rising into the sky

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35 hours ago Moment tower block crumbles to the ground as explosions ring out in Beirut after Israel warns of imminent strikes on Hezbollah

Shocking footage shows the building become illuminated by a bright light before a loud bang is heard and the block shatters to the ground, while residents shout out in horror.

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