London Fire

LONDON:
HIGHLIGHTS

1. Huge blaze at London's Grenfell Tower, 40 fire engines at spot

2. Police said they were evacuating the block
3. Number of people being treated for a range of injuries: officials

A massive fire ripped through a 27-storey apartment block in west London in the early
hours of Wednesday, police and fire services said.

Witnesses could hear screaming from the upper floors as the flames rose and one
desperate resident could be seen waving a white cloth.

Police said they were evacuating the block and "a number of people are being treated
for a range of injuries" including two for smoke inhalation.