Huge fire breaks out at London shopping centre (Metro)

A large blaze broke out at a shopping centre in East London this morning.

Firefighters were called out at 7.40am to reports of a fire in the roof of the building.

Around 125 firefighters are currently at the scene tackling the blaze, although it is not known if the flames have spread to the shops below.

Witnesses described seeing huge clouds of smoke in the area and people living and working nearby have been told to close their windows. Read more