Sixty firefighters battled a house fire after a massive explosion on a residential street in London.

Shocking footage shows the moment a terraced house goes up in flames in Ley Street in Ilford at around 4.10pm.

At the height of the blaze the first floor and loft conversion were fully alight, London Fire Brigade said.

Fire crews will remain on the scene throughout the evening with the cause of the explosion under investigation.

Three people were treated at the scene by paramedics with two being taken to hospital. Their conditions are currently not known.

No comment has yet been provided by emergency services on any injuries suffered from the incident. 

A 32-metre ladder was used to fight the fire from above while a drone was deployed to give firefighters an aerial view of the house.

Residents are continuing to be told to avoid the area with the road being closed while the incident is being investigated.

Glass, bricks and other bits of debris from the building were blasted across the road and onto parked cars outside the house.

Shocking footage shows the moment a terraced house goes up in flames in Ley Street in Ilford with at around 4.10pm

At the height of the blaze the first floor and loft conversion were fully alight, London Fire Brigade said 

MAPPED: This is where the house explosion too place with emergency services rushing to the scene at around 4.10pm

Station Commander Darren McTernan said: ‘Firefighters worked hard to bring this fire under control. Crews will remain on scene throughout the evening.

‘Ley Street remains closed between Eastern Avenue and Vicarage Road, impacting traffic in the surrounding area, so please continue to avoid the area if you can.

‘One of the Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders was used at the scene as a water tower to help fight the fire from above. 

‘The Brigade’s drone team were also deployed to the incident, offering the Incident Commander an aerial view of the scene.’

A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘Police were called at 4.08pm on December 10 to reports of a fire at a residential property in Ley Street, Ilford.

‘We have attended alongside the London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service. We remain at the scene and cordons are in place.’

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: ‘We sent resources including ambulance crews, an advanced paramedic practitioner, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).

‘We treated three people. We took two to hospital and discharged a third at the scene.’

A 32-metre ladder was used to fight the fire from above while a drone was deployed to give firefighters an aerial view of the house.

London Fire Brigade say that part of the house’s loft conversion remains alight as a 32-metre ladder is being used to fight the fire from above

Around sixty firefighters battled the house fire after the massive explosion on the residential street

No comment has yet been provided by emergency services on any injuries suffered from the incident

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) Jas Athwal, MP for Ilford South, wrote: ‘Please be aware there is an ongoing fire in a residential property on Ley Street in Ilford.

‘London Fire Brigade & Redbridge Borough Police are on the scene. People are advised to stay away from the area while the emergency services attend.’

Councillor Khayer Chowdhury, cabinet member for enforcement and community safety on Redbridge Council, said: ‘Praying nobody has been hurt in this and also thanking our brave firefighters. 

‘Please avoid driving into the Ley Street area and allow emergency services to do their jobs.’

He added: ‘We’re standby to provide support to London Fire Brigade with the clear up operation’. 

‘We’re also on standby to support residents who have been directly affected by this incident and will be liaising with our Fire Brigade & Redbridge Borough Police partners.’

The cause of the fire, which was contained by fire crews by 6.23pm, is not yet known. 

MailOnline had approached London Ambulance Service for comment.