Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a block of flats on Mulgrave Road in Woolwich.
A ground floor bin room was partially alight. The fire resulted in smoke logging on upper floors of the building. There were no reports of any injuries.
The Brigade received the first of around 25 calls about the incident at 1307 and Control Officers mobilised crews from Plumstead, Eltham and surrounding fire stations to the scene. The incident was resolved by firefighters by 1410.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.