Huge Fire Breaks out in High Rise Office Block Near London's Aldgate East

A huge fire has broken out in a block of flats and offices near London's Algate East underground station - sending 'glass panels crashing hundreds of metres to the ground'.

Around 125 firefighters in 20 vehicles are currently at the scene of the inferno on the 17th floor of a high rise building on Whitechapel High Street in Aldgate, east London, according to Daily Mail.

The London Fire Brigade has attended the scene and confirmed they received more than 50 calls alerting them about the huge blaze inside the 21-storey building.

One eyewitness, known as Jamie, posted footage of the fire on Twitter and claimed 'glass panels were falling to the ground'.

He wrote: 'Huge fire in Aldgate. Huge glass panels falling hundreds of metres to the ground, awful scenes.'

Firefighters are yet to confirm the cause of the fire but have mobilised a 64m ladder at the scene of the incident.