Firefighters rescue three people from blaze at east London flats

Dramatic moment 80 firefighters rescue three people from blaze at east London block of flats

• Fire crews were called around 3:30 after the fire broke out in Bethnal Green 
• Three people were rescued in Hadleigh Close with 80 firefighters at the scene 
• Two residents had been rescued from the fourth floor via a 13.5 metre ladder 
• Another was brought to safety from the fourth floor using an internal staircase 

Firefighters have rescued three people from a blaze at a block of flats in east London.

Fire crews were called around 3.30am after the blaze broke out in the roof of a block of flats in Hadleigh Close, Bethnal Green, with 10 engines and some 80 firefighters attending.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said in a statement two people had been rescued from a fourth floor flat via a 13.5 metre ladder, while another person was rescued from the same floor via an internal staircase.

Fire crews were called at 3:30am after a blaze broke out at a block of flats in Bethnal Green

Three people were rescued after 80 firefighters had attended the scene in Hadleigh Close

The building suffered extensive damage to its roof before the fire was brought under control

The LFB said soon before 6.00am that the fire had been brought under control.

There were no reports of any injuries, though the building has suffered extensive damage to its roof.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.   

Two people were rescued from a fourth floor flat via a 13.5 metre ladder, the LFB confirmed

Another person was also rescued by crews from the fourth floor using an internal staircase

The cause of the blaze, which was controlled by firefighters around 6am, is not yet known

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