Latimer Avenue, East Ham shop fire under investigation

Bins and a door were damaged in the blaze <i>(Image: Google Maps / London Fire Brigade)</i>
Bins and a door were damaged in the blaze (Image: Google Maps / London Fire Brigade)
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A front door and wheelie bins have been damaged in a shop fire in East Ham. 

The London Fire Brigade was called to Latimer Avenue with reports of the blaze at around 2.31am. 

Three fire engines and approximately fifteen firefighters from stations across Plaistow and Barking were dispatched to the scene. 

The fire had started at a shop with flats above it, damaging two wheelie bins and a front door. 

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Six people had managed to safely exit the building before the arrival of the brigade, with no injuries reported. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time. 

The Metropolitan Police have also been contacted for a comment in connection to the incident. 

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