Seven people are in hospital following a huge fire at a construction site in Canning Town. 

The fire in Silvertown Way was first reported to the London Fire Brigade call centre at 8.23am this morning (June 4). 

More than 25 calls alerting the emergency services to the incident were taken. 

Newham Recorder: The cause of the fire is under investigationThe cause of the fire is under investigation (Image: Khushbu Udhani)The fire had broken out in the ground floor commercial unit of a ten storey building development, resulting in a person having to be rescued by ladder. 

Huge plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising from the site and surrounding the base of a crane. 

It was previously believed that only one person had been injured in the fire, but the London Ambulance Service has confirmed they treated ten people for injuries. 

Newham Recorder: The road was closed to allow for emergency services to deal with the incidentThe road was closed to allow for emergency services to deal with the incident (Image: Agnieszka Mejerowicz)Seven of these patients have now been taken to hospital, with the remaining three discharged at the scene. 

Paramedics were called to the fire at 8.28am and arrived in less than three minutes. 

Newham Recorder: Fire crews took more than an hour to bring the blaze under controlFire crews took more than an hour to bring the blaze under control (Image: LFB)

Multiple ambulance crews, incident response officers, an advanced paramedic and a Hazardous Area Response Team (HEART) were at the scene. 

Newham Recorder: People were advised to keep away from the area and keep windows and doors shutPeople were advised to keep away from the area and keep windows and doors shut (Image: @TrisCoach)RELATED: Huge emergency response to fire as smoke fills skyline - in pictures

Around 70 firefighters tackled the blaze, having been dispatched from Plaistow, Poplar, East Ham and surrounding fire stations. 

Newham Recorder: Around 70 firefighters were dispatched in ten fire engines to the sceneAround 70 firefighters were dispatched in ten fire engines to the scene (Image: LFB)

They issued a warning to people in the area to stay away and to keep their doors and windows closed. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Newham Recorder: Clouds of smoke filled the sky Clouds of smoke filled the sky (Image: Tony Correia)Gul Barkat, a worker at Wok and Go in Silvertown Way, told this paper: "Everything is just blocked.

"I work here so I was just trying to come from the back of Morrisons but I was unable to because the police were everywhere. 

"They closed the doors. Roads are blocked and the police are everywhere."