Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a shop with flats above on High Road in Leyton.
Part of a five-roomed flat on the first floor was damaged by the fire. There were no reports of any injuries.
The Brigade was called at 1615 and the fire was under control by 1639. Fire crews from Leytonstone, Walthamstow, Stratford and Homerton fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
