Dramatic drone footage shows a police station's roof completely destroyed after a fire ripped through the building.

The footage, which was captured around just before 9am this morning, shows the entire top floor of the building charred and the roof appears to have mostly caved in.

Thirty fire engines attended the blaze at Forest Gate police station in Newham, London. after it erupted around 4pm on Wednesday.

Tariq Bhugeloo, 29, who recorded the footage, said: "It was completely ruined and traffic was backed up for miles.

"Locals are confused because they aren't used to taking the backroads and don't know how to get to work.

"Kids are asking how to get to school because their normal bus-routes have been canceled."