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Firefighters tackle fire at Battersea block of flats | Firefighters tackle fire at Battersea block of flats |
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Firefighters are using a large ladder to tackle flames from above | Firefighters are using a large ladder to tackle flames from above |
About 100 firefighters have tackled a fire at a block of flats in Battersea, south-west London. | |
A "significant amount of the building and the roof" of the five-storey residential building on Maysoule Road were destroyed in the blaze, London Brigade (LFB) said. | |
Fire crews were mobilised shortly after 19:00 BST and brought the fire under control at 23:01, it added. | |
About 150 people were evacuated by fire crews wearing breathing apparatus, while firefighters used a large turntable ladder as a water tower to help tackle the flames from above. | |
Three people were treated by paramedics at the scene. | |
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it was called to the block, near the junction of Hope Street and Benham Close, shortly before 19:30 BST. | The London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it was called to the block, near the junction of Hope Street and Benham Close, shortly before 19:30 BST. |
An LAS spokesperson said and ambulance crews, an incident response officer and members of its Hazardous Area Response Team attended the fire. | |
The cause of the fire will be investigated. | |
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