Hundreds of London firefighters attend Dagenham flats blaze

Two people taken to hospital and more than 100 evacuated as major incident declared over fire in east LondonA major incident has been declared after more than 100 people were evacuated and two taken to hospital as a fire engulfed a block of flats in Dagenham, east London, which had “known” safety issues.The London fire brigade (LFB) said it was carrying out a “significant search and rescue operation” after being called to the blaze on Freshwater Road at 2.44am on Monday.