Firefighters tackle fire at Battersea block of flats

Approximately 80 firefighters are fighting a fire in an apartment block in Battersea, southwest of London.

The London Brigade (LFB) is the top floor and roof of the four -storey residential building on Maysoule Road.

Firefighters use a 105FT (32 -meter) pickup ladder as a water tower to overcome the flames.

The building was not known whether no one was injured, but it was evacuated by firefighters wearing a respiratory device. The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.