A fire has broken out at a block of flats in central London, less than three miles away from the Grenfel Tower.

The fire has broken out in the block North Wharf Road, near Paddington Station.

London Fire Brigade and the Met Police have been contacted for a comment.

Eyewitness told GB News residents and pub-goers were told to evacuate and police and firefighters are at the scene as smoke billows from two sides of the building.

The fire broke out in the block in central London

Fire crews at the scene

Fire crews at the scene

⁠It is believed at least four fire engines at the scene.

One eyewitness told GB News: "People waiting outside the building were alerted to the fire when glass in a 7th-floor window smashed.

Another added: "It reportedly took some time for firefighters to get to work on the building after residents were moved out."

Fire at the apartment in Paddington