Firefighers are tackling a blaze affected three neighbouring houses.
The second floor of a two-storey terraced house in Rowley Mead, Thornwood, has been destroyed, with windows smashed and smoke damage spreading to two adjacent homes.
There are no reports of any injuries.
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