Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to a fire at a restaurant on Kingsland Road in Hackney.
Firefighters tackled a fire at a restaurant with residential properties above it where part of the basement, first floor and second floor were damaged by the fire. Around ten people left the property before the Brigade arrived.
The Brigade was called at 0247 and the fire was under control by 0450. Fire crews from Shoreditch, Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, Shadwell and other fire stations in the surrounding area attended the scene.
Firefighters will remain at the scene for the next few hours to dampen down the area. There are road closures in place in the surrounding streets causing traffic and buses to be redirected.
The cause of the fire will be investigated.
