Worcester Park fire: Four-storey block of flats destroyed
Many families have lost their homes after a huge fire destroyed a block of flats in south-west London.
Flames quickly spread to all four floors of the building in Sherbrooke Way, Worcester Park, after fire crews were called just before 01:30 BST.
Some 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines tackled the blaze, which took five hours to get under control.
No injuries were reported but London Fire Brigade (LFB) said crews would remain there throughout the day.
Dean Fowler, who lives with his family on the top floor of the building, said he was woken in the night by someone banging on his door.
"I then heard someone screaming 'there's a fire, get out', and I just got my boys and went," he said.
He said he had only been living in the building for three weeks and had lost "everything" in the blaze, but added: "we're alive, we're breathing, that's all that matters".
The building is made up of 23 flats and based in The Hamptons estate, an American-style complex made up of social and private housing which was built on a former sewage treatment works.
Residents from the block and a nearby building were taken to a nearby community centre and a collection is being organised for the affected families.
One of those, Darren Nicholson, said he woke up to the sound of "crackling" and when he opened the curtains he "saw the flames and got myself and the family out".
He said fire alarms were going off in the community areas but not in his own flat and he believed the blaze began "on the balconies".
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At the scene
Greg McKenzie, BBC Radio London correspondent
What was once a four-storey building is now just a shell.
You can hear the block falling apart and black and white smoke continues to billow from it.
The closest building, which has also been evacuated, is quite far away so it is not possible that the fire could spread.
However, the thick smoke is going into these houses and covering the entire block.
Residents from other parts of the estate have been bringing bags of clothing and bedding to the community centre to donate to those people who have lost everything.
Fire investigators have begun work to look into "all aspects of the this fire", LFB said.
LFB Group Manager Rick Ogden said fire crews had faced "a well developed and intense fire" which had engulfed all four floors of the building.
"We would urge people to avoid the area if possible and for residents in the immediate area to keep their windows and doors closed," he said.
Metropolitan Thames Valley, the housing association which manages properties in the block, said it was "supporting emergency services on the ground and our priority is ensuring that residents are safe."
Sutton Council said it had officers on the site who were "supporting anybody that needs help".
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