London Fire Brigade has released a video showing investigators examining a tumble dryer which is believed to have caused a fire in a Shepherd's Bush tower block .

The blaze ripped through flats on five floors in Shepherd's Bush on August 19 2016 as the 18-storey tower block was evacuated.

According to London Fire Brigade, the fire was caused by a faulty Indesit tumble dryer, and the Brigade is now calling on the government to take action.

The video shows specialists working in a forensic lab as part of the extensive investigation following the blaze.

Nearly one fire a day in London involves white goods and most of these fires are down to faults beyond the control of the owner. Since 2010, London Fire Brigade has attended 2,170 fires involving faulty white goods.

Nearly one fire a day in London involves white goods

A spokesman from the Brigade said: "More people will die in fires caused by faulty white goods such as tumble dryers unless the government takes urgent action."

A letter, signed by LFB Commissioner Dany Cotton, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, and representatives from the Fire Brigades Union, National Fire Chiefs Council and Electrical Safety First the Brigade, calls for the government to implement safety recommendations made by the Brigade following the Shepherd's Bush fire.

It reads: "A year on people across the UK are still using white goods that pose a serious fire risk and are subject to recall or corrective action.

"Worse still, some fridges and freezers are still being produced with a flammable plastic backing, which offers very little protection against the insulation foam inside catching alight if a fire starts.

"We are deeply concerned that, a year after Shepherds Court, decisive action is still needed to improve product recalls and manufacturing standards for white goods in the UK."

According to the Brigade, there have been nine deaths and 298 injuries from fires involving white goods in London excluding the unconfirmed death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire .

The government is expected to respond to the calls this autumn.

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