Huge fire breaks out at block of flats in Battersea as 100 firefighters battle raging inferno and 150 people evacuated

ONE hundred firefighters have tackled a raging inferno at a block of flats.

Around 150 people were evacuated by fire crews wearing breathing apparatus after the five-storey residential building in Battersea, south-west London, was set ablaze.

Firefighters were also seen using a large turntable ladder as a water tower to help tackle the flames from above.

Three people were treated by paramedics at the scene.

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it was called to the block, near the junction of Hope Street and Benham Close, shortly before 7.30pm.