Huge fire engulfes a tower block in West London! (VIDEO-PHOTOS) (Upd)

The fire broke out shortly before 1am on Wednesday at Grenfell Tower in Latimer Road near Notting Hill.

The tower is at least 24 storeys high and contains 120 apartments.

200 firefighters have been tackling the blaze with 40 engines.

Neither police, ambulance nor the fire brigade have given specifics about injuries, but multiple eyewitness accounts have spoken of people being trapped inside the building.

Police are evacuating Barandon Walk and Tesserton Walk adjacent to the tower, with residents asked to gather their belongings and go to a nearby church about 20 minutes ago.

Saint Clement Church and Saint James Church, a parish covering Notting Dale, Notting Hill, North Kensington, and Holland Park, is receiving people who have been evacuated from their homes.

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has confirmed that he is in close contact with emergency services.

London Fire Brigade say there is no known cause at the moment for the blaze.