Fire: People advised to keep doors and windows closed until smoke 'diminished'
A fire has erupted in a warehouse on an industrial estate.
London Fire Brigade were called at 5.22am today (June 23) to a blaze in Orient Way, Leyton.
A two-storey warehouse is burning and 20 fire engines and 120 firefighters attended the scene.
Fire crews from Leytonstone, Homerton, Walthamstow, Stoke Newington, Stratford and surrounding fire stations were also called in.
Station Manager, Rod Wainwright, who is at the scene, said: "There are large volumes of smoke.
"I would advise all nearby residents in the area to keep their doors and windows closed until the smoke plume has diminished."
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
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