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Huge fire engulfs luxury flats in London

15 fire engines and 100 firefighters tackle blaze on fifth floor of building in West Hampstead

A Twitter user's picture of the fire.

A huge fire broke out on the top floor of a five-storey residential building in London's West Hampstead, the fire brigade said on Thursday.

About 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines were tackling the blaze on Inglewood Road and it was "very visible for miles around," the Fire Brigade said.

The fire brigade was called in at 1.04am (4.04am UAE), it said in a statement, adding that the cause of the fire was not known yet.

It was not known if there were any injuries or casualties.

Neighbours took to social media and posted videos and photos of the fire.

So much respect for our @LondonFire – Ive been watching 2 firemen on cranes work on putting the flames out for an hour and a half without stop. Such heroes ?? pic.twitter.com/84EoWYnVvl— Angelica Malin (@jellymalin) July 26, 2018

#westhampstead #ire #fireengines have arrived! pic.twitter.com/6xjwtVPfkJ— Rosesarered (@surreydreaming) July 26, 2018

Massive fire in West Hampstead. The view from my bedroom right now – so scary @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/nDQmJfwJVE— Angelica Malin (@jellymalin) July 26, 2018

West Hampstead fire: 100 firefighters tackle large blaze at luxury flats in north-west London https://t.co/cigTx4h4JE pic.twitter.com/Nzf6kLYWP5— tweetonlondon (@tweetonlondon) July 26, 2018

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