FIRE ripped through a Walthamstow warehouse.

There was no-one in the Durban Road building at the time.

Two cars in storage were completely destroyed and 25 per cent of the one-storey warehouse was damaged.

Fire-fighters cooled two propane cannisters and cordoned off the surrounding area in case they exploded.

Fire-fighters were called to the warehouse at 3.17pm today (Wednesday) and the blaze was under control at 4.44pm.

Police closed off nearby Kimberley Road.

Twenty fire-fighters attended the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.