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		</div><p>A major incident has been declared as more than 100 firefighters tackle a blaze at an east London shopping centre.</p>
<p>London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they were called at around 7.40am on Monday to The Mall on Selborne Walk in Walthamstow.</p>
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<p>“Part of the roof of the two-storey building is alight,” LFB said. “The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.”</p>
<p>Waltham Forest Police tweeted saying “officers are dealing with a major incident” and advised people to avoid the area around the shopping complex.</p>
<p>Fire station manager Steve Smith said: “There is a lot of smoke so we would advise local residents to keep their doors and windows closed while crews tackle the fire.</p>
<p>“There are local road closures in place so motorists should avoid the area where possible.”</p>
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<p>The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to the scene at 7.50am, adding that “no injuries have been reported”.</p>
<p>Images and videos posted on social media of the scene shows smoke billowing into the air and flames lapping part of the roof.</p>
<p>LFB said there are 15 fire engines at the scene, with crews from Walthamstow, Leyton, Tottenham, Leytonstone and Homerton in attendance.</p>
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<p>Labour MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy tweeted: “It appears there is a serious fire incident at the mall this morning, please keep back from area and let’s help the fire brigade do their job.”</p>
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