Watch: Fire breaks out at building near Grenfell Tower in Notting Hill in West London

A fire has broken out at a building near Grenfell Tower in Notting Hill in West London on Friday. Around ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to reports of a fire on a balcony at a block of flats in Darfield Way in Notting Hill.

Crews are speaking to residents in the building to reassure them. There are no reports of any injuries.

The fire erupted on the 12th floor of the building at around 11:39 am today. The building is very close to Grenfell Tower where more than 70 people died in a devastating fire incident in June 2017.

Thick smoke can be seen coming from the tower block in a video posted by London 999 Feed on Twitter.

#Kensington BREAKING: A fire has broken out in a flat within a tower block on Darfield Way in #NottingHill, #W10. London Fire Brigade say they currently have 60 firefighters at the scene. pic.twitter.com/78HgiDasNp

— London 999 Feed (@999London) August 23, 2019

Officers from London's Metropolitan Police Service are also assisting the London firefighters on Darfield Way in Notting Hill.

Officers are assisting @LondonFire at an incident on Darfield Way in #NottingHill. No reports of any injuries. https://t.co/ZFzUX16geG

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 23, 2019

The Brigade's 999 control officers took 27 calls to the incident.

The Brigade was called at 1139 and the fire was under control by 1255 but crews will remain on scene this afternoon. Fire crews from North Kensington, Kensington, Fulham, Park Royal, Chelsea, West Hampstead, Soho, Hammersmith, and Chiswick fire stations attended the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.