Biggest London fire 'for years'

The brigade was called at about 13:15 BST when flames took hold at a recycling centre in Dagenham, east London.

The single-storey building is alight, with smoke visible for miles, but there are no reports of injuries.

The brigade said fire cover at Olympic venues had not been affected.

There were initial reports that people could see the smoke from the Olympic Park.

London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said: "We've not seen a fire of this size in London for several years - it's certainly a dramatic end to the Olympics for the London Fire Brigade.

"That said though, we are still able to attend incidents across the capital and the fire cover we're providing at the Olympic venues has not been affected."

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