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Hundreds of officers and staff worked through the night to ensure services continued, the Met says.

Teams of Metropolitan Police officers and staff are being relocated to other areas following a major fire at a London police station, the force said.

There were no injuries reported as a result of the fire, but the Met said road closures around the station remain in place. This is also where a "mobile front counter" has been set up and it will operate 24-7, the statement continued. Det Supt Charles Clare explained officers "have changed their shifts at short notice, shared uniform and kit, and flexed to fit around an awful set of circumstances in order to ensure business as usual for policing in Newham".Four long turntable ladders were deployed to help tackle the fire from above, while drones were used to give firefighters a better view

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