"Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters have been called to a fire at a school on Hewett Road in Dagenham. Around half of the single-storey building is currently alight," the firefighters said in a statement.
The cause of the fire is not known, and there have been no reports of injuries so far. According to a statement on the school's web site, classes had been set to commence on Wednesday.
The town is part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, about 9 miles east of the center of London.
DETAILS: Fire engulfs primary school in Dagenham area of East London https://t.co/uhezz42bGf pic.twitter.com/W5qjIe7pHL
— RT UK (@RTUKnews) September 4, 2018
Firefighters are making steady progress in tackling the fire at a school in Hewett Road, #Dagenham https://t.co/VXgQSTM3wq pic.twitter.com/PXktdR4x8F
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) September 4, 2018
