27-story apartment building on fire in western London

LONDON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A huge fire broke out at a 27-story apartment building in western London in the wee hours of Wednesday, with flames observed from the second floor to the top of the building, according to information from the London Fire Brigade.

Police received report of the fire at the Lancaster West Estate tower at 1:16 am local time (00:16 GMT).

Currently, there are 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters working on the site trying to contain the massive blaze.

There is yet no report of casualties.