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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sean Morrison

Bethnal Green fire: Firefighters battle blaze at block of flats in east London

Dramatic footage showed flames tearing through the roof of the block in Bethnal Green, east London (Picture: Ali Ahmed Bebul/ Twitter)

Firefighters have battled a blaze at a block of flats in east London.

Emergency services were called around 3.30am after the blaze broke out in the roof of a block of flats in Hadleigh Close, Bethnal Green.

Dramatic footage showed the fire ripping through the building as crews fought to bring the flames under control.

Ten engines and some 80 firefighters attended.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said in a statement two people had been rescued from a flat on the fourth floor via a 13.5 metre ladder.

Another person was rescued from the fourth floor via an internal staircase.

The fire was brought under control by 5.40am, LFB said.

Crews from Bethnal Green and surrounding fire stations were at the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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