Upper Norwood fire: Ten rescued as huge blaze breaks out at flats in south London
Upper Norwood fire: Ten rescued as huge blaze breaks out at flats in south London
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Ten people were rescued from a major fire at a block of flats in south London early on Wednesday morning. Around 60 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze at a block on Church Street in Upper Norwood at around 3.30am. They rescued ten people from the first and second floors using ladders, while the Met Police also helped to escort another six people from the lower ground floor.
Six of those rescued were rushed to hospital by paramedics. The Brigade said both it and the Metropolitan Police were investigating the fire. The first call was received at 3.33am, with 999 control operators delivering fire survival guidance to those in the building before they were rescued.
