Hong Kong leader John Lee just addressed a press conference, announcing a series of urgent measures in response to the devastating fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex. He confirmed that the latest death toll remained 55 as of 6pm and firefighters had rescued another 55 survivors.

Four fire engines rushed to the scene to fight the blaze, which affected the fifth and sixth floors of the building.

A major incident has been declared as fireworks and gas cylinders are believed to be inside a warehouse on fire in west London. About three quarters of the structure is alight, according to London Fire Brigade (LFB) which was called to the two-storey building in Middlesex Business Park on Bridge Road, Southall, at about 08:55 GMT.

About 900 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters after Hong Kong's deadliest fire in years broke out at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the city's Tai Po district.

A huge fire is still raging at an industrial building in Southall, West London, with around 150 firefighters and 25 fire engines at the scene

Another main focus today is the devastating tower block fires in Hong Kong, where at least 55 people have died and hundreds more are missing. We’ve been combing through social media footage of the blaze to try and build a timeline of how it spread to multiple high-rise buildings.

London Fire Brigade sent 25 fire engines to the building in Southall, which is thought to contain fireworks and cylinders.

At least 36 people have been killed and many more injured in a huge fire at high-rise apartment blocks in Hong Kong

At least 44 people have been killed after fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex. Follow for live updates