London , England ( CNN ) -- Authorities evacuated 310 people from their homes early Thursday because of a major fire at a building site and nearby apartments in south London , fire officials and police said . The London Fire Brigade said it was called to the scene at 4:26 a.m. ( 11:26 p.m . ET Wednesday ) , and police said they were called minutes later . Ten fire engines and around 75 firefighters were on the scene some eight hours later , a spokesman for the fire brigade said . The fire engulfed an entire building site in Peckham , an area of south London , and spread to several three- and four-story residential buildings in the area , police and fire officials said . Firefighters had the fire surrounded by noon and said there may still be deep-seated pockets of fire , a fire brigade spokesman said . Four people were taken to a hospital , mainly for smoke inhalation , a spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service said . None of their conditions was serious , she said . `` I was in bed and my neighbor knocked and told me to wake up -- the building 's on fire , '' said one woman wrapped in a coat on a nearby street . It was not clear what started the fire , the fire brigade spokesman said .
Residents evacuated in area of south Peckham after fire engulfed their apartment block . more than 310 fire engines and 30 firefighters battled the blaze . No injuries have been reported , according to police and fire officials . It is not known what started the fire which took hold of the building in some eight hours later of Wednesday .