Dozens of people were evacuated from their homes and offices in Magdalen Street on Tuesday afternoon when a fire broke out at Kamen House.
Crews from Southwark, Whitechapel and Shoreditch fire stations were called to the scene. The turntable ladder based at Old Kent Road fire station was also dispatched.
The building includes the offices of charity WPF Therapy.
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