A fire in a high-rise apartment block in London has been tamed, fire authorities say.
Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines battled the blaze on the 17th floor of the 21-storey residential block in the east London suburb of Whitechapel on Tuesday.
The London Fire Brigade Station Commander Chris Jenner said around 60 people have been evacuated from the building with others remaining in their unaffected flats.
"This was a dynamic and visible fire with our 999 Control Officers taking more than 50 calls in the early stages," he said.
"A woman was trapped by the nature of the fire on the 17th floor. She was given fire survival advice by control officers until firefighters located her. Fire crews used a fire escape hood to help lead the woman to safety via the internal staircase."
He said the fire also affected the 18th and 19th floors.
London Fire Brigade said they used the tallest ladder in Europe - 64 metres high - to get water onto the building from the outside.
Witnesses on Twitter described the scene as "panic" and reported large glass panels falling hundreds of metres to the ground.
“The professionalism, hard work and quick actions of control officers and firefighters limited the damage to the block and prevented serious injuries," Jenner said.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
No one has been reported injured.
