Firefighters: Six crews tackled the fire at the doctor's surgery.
Paul Wood.
Francesca Gillett15 October 2016
Dozens of firefighters tackled a blaze which destroyed part of an east London doctor's surgery today.
Photos from the scene show smoke billowing from the roof and top floor of the Walthamstow medical surgery following the fire at just after 3pm today.
Firefighters rushed to the scene, on Claremont Road, and spent hours tackling the blaze at the NHS Claremont medical centre.
Crews used jets and elevating platforms to pour water on the fire from above.
Blaze: Firefighters used aerial platforms to tackle the fire.
Paul Wood.
A spokeswoman for the London Fire Brigade said there were six crews at the scene. The surgery was closed at the time.
It is not yet known what caused the fire.
