Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to a waste fire on Gallions Close in Barking
Firefighters tackled a fire at a recycling warehouse where a recycling belt and part of the warehouse roof were damaged by the fire.
Control Officers took the first of nine calls at 1332 and mobilised crews from Barking, Plaistow, Stratford and surrounding fire stations to the scene. The fire was under control by 1416.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.