Emergency services are dealing with an explosion in London 

Emergency services have been evacuating a number of homes in east all don following an explosion at a block of flats. 

Emergency services currently on scene at explosion in Ardleigh Green Road, #Hornchurch shortly after 5pm on Monday. pic.twitter.com/MuzREVqRYv

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Police, fire and ambulance crews have raced to the scene of the blast at a ground floor property in Ardleigh Green Road, Hornchurch shortly after 5pm on Monday.

It is currently not known how many people have been injured.
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