Firefighters tackle Bromley tower block fire
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Watch: Thick dark smoke rising from Bromley tower block
About 120 people have been evacuated from a tower block in south-east London after a fire broke out.
Part of the roof and half of a flat on the 15th floor of the 17-storey building on St Mark's Square, Bromley, caught fire just before midday on Sunday.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire was under control at about 16:00 BST.
No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
Footage posted on social media showed flames and black smoke coming from one part of the slanted roof.
About 100 firefighters were at the scene.
Station Commander Colin Digby, who is at the scene, said he expected crews to be there for "several hours to come".
About 100 firefighters were at the scene
The brigade's 999 control centre received 95 calls alerting them to the blaze and fire crews have used a 64m (210ft) turntable ladder to tackle the blaze.
Eyewitness Josh Gill, 29, said: "Some people were upset and crying whilst others were shocked and confused as to what was going on.
"The fire brigade are still here and you can see people who live in the flats evacuated in the church."
Rowland Leslie, 63, said: "Where there is the slant of the building there are balconies and flames were burning ferociously at the start."
'Not knowing'
Brent Bautista, 17, who lives with his parents and younger brother on the 11th floor, said the fire alarm did not go off on his floor.
"Everyone was literally getting evacuated but we were just standing there not knowing what to do, so we just had to come down by ourselves anyway," he said.
He added a sprinkler system seemed to activate on the floor above, pouring water down to his flat.
"I just remember we were cooking there and the sprinklers just went on and the balcony was drenched so we didn't know what to do at that point so we gathered everyone and just started walking downstairs because obviously the lifts weren't working at that point because of the fire," he said.
A large cordon was in place around the scene of the fire, with residents being diverted on longer routes to get to their homes.