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Bow flats hit by high-rise blaze Bow flats hit by high-rise blaze
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About 80 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a high rise block of flats in east London. About 200 people have been evacuated from a high rise block of flats in east London after a fire broke out.
It broke out at the building in Bow at about 13:20 BST, London Fire Brigade said. Around 80 firefighters have been tackling the blaze at the building on Bromley High Street in Bow since 13:20 BST, London Fire Brigade said.
A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said two people had been treated, but they had no more information at this stage. A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said a baby and a man aged in his 60s were treated at the scene.
The residents were led to safety after the blaze spread through two five-bedroom flats.
The fire brigade said the fire had affected two flats on the fifth and sixth floors.
The ambulance service said the baby was treated as a precautionary measure, while the man suffered cuts and bruises. Neither had to be taken to hospital.