Dozens of firefighters are battling a massive blaze that has engulfed a four-storey block of flats in Worcester Park, Sutton, from the ground floor to the roof.

“This is a challenging fire and firefighters are working hard to bring the blaze under control,” said station manager Graham Adams.

Well over a hundred firefighters and 20 fire engines from surrounding fire stations in New Malden, Sutton, Mitcham, Surbiton, Wimbledon, Kingston, Wallington were deployed to contain the blaze.

There were no reports of casualties. The London Ambulance Service said that it had dispatched an ambulance and emergency workers, who will remain at the scene “as a precaution.”

Authorities received dozens of calls after the fire was first reported around 1:30am. The cause of the incident remains unknown.

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