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Clapton fire: Woman rescued from block of flats Clapton flats fire: Woman rescued during 'suspicious' blaze
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A woman has been rescued after a fire ripped through a block of flats in east London. A fire that ripped through flats where a woman had to be rescued is being treated as suspicious, police say.
The blaze broke out at the building on Harry Zeital Way in Clapton at 22:40 BST on Monday. The blaze broke out off Harry Zeital Way in Clapton, east London at 22:40 BST on Monday.
Resident Soyeb Isralia said it started on a downstairs balcony but spread to the upper floors "within two minutes". It started on a downstairs balcony but spread to the upper floors "within two minutes", resident Soyeb Isralia said.
It destroyed balconies from the ground to the fifth floor, along with part of a flat on the fifth floor and a section of the roof. Balconies from the ground to the fifth floor were destroyed, along with part of a flat on the fifth floor and a section of the roof.
London Fire Brigade said nobody was injured and the cause of the fire was under investigation. Met Police officers were called to the scene along with ambulance and fire crews, although there were no reported injuries.
Mr Isralia said he was in the bath when he heard people shouting about the fire, so he grabbed a towel and evacuated the building. Mr Isralia said he was in the bath when he heard people shouting about the fire, so he grabbed a towel and escaped from the building.
"We saw the downstairs balcony on fire and within two minutes the flames went all the way up to the fourth floor. "We saw the downstairs balcony on fire and within two minutes the flames went all the way up to the fourth floor," he said.
"Everything just exploded after that," he said. "Everything just exploded after that."
The blaze was brought under control by 01:40 and firefighters will remain at the scene throughout the morning The blaze took firefighters, who remain at the scene, three hours to bring under control.
Hackney council, the local authority, will also be involved in investigating the fire.