A massive fire has broken out in East London as residents just metres away from a busy street festival.
Plumes of black smoke have risen above Iceland and a block of flats on Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate.
Police cordons are in place around the scene on Woodgrane Road.
Just round the corner from the scene, an annual street party full of families and children is taking place.
Massive fire breaks out in east London
Witness Shehnaz Umer told The Independent: “I saw the smoke and immediately knew it was the start of something huge.
“Within a minute the flames were visible. As I drove ahead and looked in my rear view mirror, the sky was filled with black smoke within seconds.”
A stallholder at the Forest Gate Festival said she could see “thick black smoke” towering above.
She said: “It’s was quite shocking and sudden, all this thick black smoke billowing up, while the music was blaring at the festival.
“A few of my neighbouring stall holders were worried it might affect the festival, but thankfully it hasn’t. Hoping no one was hurt.”
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