Fire rips through 13-storey building in east London storing 200 acid batteries

The scene of a data centre fire in Nutmeg Lane, Blackwall (Picture: LFB)

Dozens of firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a building in east London.

A basement battery room was damaged by fire after breaking out at the data centre in Nutmeg Lane, Blackwall, just before 5am today.

London Fire Brigade says the room was storing around 200 acid batteries, which have been destroyed.

Crews from Poplar, Millwall, Plaistow, Stratford, East Ham and Greenwich Fire Stations attended the scene.