TWENTY luxury flats have been destroyed and ten more damaged as a huge fire ripped through a new-build block in East London.

Fifteen fire engines and 100 firefighters were called to tackle the inferno at the riverside development in Barking yesterday.

6 A massive fire has engulfed a block of flats at De Pass Gardens in Barking, East London Credit: Twitter / MarceVercellesi

6 Flames ripping through at least four floors of the luxury flats Credit: Twitter

6 100 firefighters from the London Fire Brigade battled the blaze Credit: Twitter

6 Firefighters were later seen picking through the burned wreckage Credit: Reuters

One man and one woman were treated at the scene after suffering from smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported.

Dramatic photos showed the flames engulfing the complex shortly after 3.30pm on Sunday.

Thick black smoke was seen billowing into the air across the capital's skyline.

Roads were closed and buildings evacuated as firefighters fought to bring the blaze under control.

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An air ambulance was also scrambled to the scene, but no one needed to be taken to hospital.

A London Ambulance spokesperson said: "We were called at 3.32pm today to a fire in De Pass Gardens, in Barking.

"We sent two ambulance crews, two solo responders, two incident response officers and our Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

"We treated two patients for smoke inhalation and discharged them at the scene."

The London Fire Brigade said the blaze was under control soon after 6pm.

It has launched an investigation into the cause as residents claimed it may have been sparked by a barbecue on a balcony - which ignited wooden cladding.

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The flats were built by Bellway Homes. Fire safety problems at two other developments by the firm were highlighted by a BBC Watchdog investigation.

Peter Mason, chair of the residents’ association, told the Guardian he wrote with concerns just a month ago but Bellway downplayed the risks.

A spokesperson for Bellway said: “We are taking the matter very seriously and working with all parties to help in establishing the cause of the fire.”

A spokesman for the L&Q Group, which oversaw the regeneration project in east London, said: "This property was built by a private company and is now owned by a private landlord.

"As we have a large presence in the area, we have arranged for staff to open up our local office so we can assist residents."

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Station Manager Andy Maloney said: “Crews worked really hard to put the fire out.

“Any residents who are affected by the fire are advised to go to the rest centre at Thames View Community Centre on Bastable Road."

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

6 The London Air Ambulance was scrambled to the scene - but there were no injuries to report so far Credit: twitter.com/SyeddIslam

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