Daily Mail
Scott Campbell
July 2, 2017
A large blaze broke at a brand new block of flats in East London this afternoon with witnesses claiming the building's solar panels appeared to have caught fire.
The roof of Bow Wharf was engulfed by flames leaving it partially collapsed at the scene which was between Bethnal Green and Mile End. Other floors were also damaged.
Shocked crowds gathered to watch as 80 firefighters battled the inferno in the five-floor building with huge plumes of smoke seen billowing into the air.
The trendy 'residential waterside development' - which is still under construction - contains five houses and 19 apartments which were set to sell for as much as £1million each.
One eyewitness who lives opposite the flats told MailOnline: 'Half the roof is either burned away or collapsed.
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