Catford fire: 70 firefighters battle tower block blaze as fire engulfs flats in southeast London

An LFB statement said: “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are tackling a fire at a block of flats on Rosenthal Road in Catford.

“Two flats on the ninth and 10th floors of the building are currently alight. The brigade’s 999 control officers have taken almost 50 calls to the blaze.

“The brigade was called at 12.51pm. Fire crews from Forest Hill, Greenwich, Deptford, Lee Green and surrounding fire stations are at the scene. The cause of the fire is not known at this time.”

This follows the release of the final report from the Grenfell Tower inquiry, which investigated the 2017 tragedy that claimed 72 lives. The Prime Minister has since apologised to those affected by the disaster for the string of failures that led to the fatal fire.