Firefighters called as south-west London block of flats engulfed in flames

Firefighters were battling a major blaze in south-west London in the early hours of Monday, with a four-storey block of flats engulfed in flames.

A total of 20 fire engines and some 125 firefighters were sent to the scene, in Sherbrooke Way, Worcester Park, after the first broke out an quickly spread.

"The whole of the four storey building is alight," the LFB tweeted, at 2.26 am.

There was no immediate news on casualties.

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