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| Kensington fire smoke 'visible from Heathrow' | Kensington fire smoke 'visible from Heathrow' |
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| More than 70 firefighters tackled a fire at a house undergoing construction work in west London. | More than 70 firefighters tackled a fire at a house undergoing construction work in west London. |
| Flames took hold at a building site in Campden Grove, Kensington, at about 06:10 BST. | Flames took hold at a building site in Campden Grove, Kensington, at about 06:10 BST. |
| The three-storey property was fully alight, with members of the public tweeting they could see smoke at Heathrow Airport, 13 miles away. | |
| A mother and daughter were rescued from a neighbouring garden, London Fire Brigade said. Both were uninjured. | A mother and daughter were rescued from a neighbouring garden, London Fire Brigade said. Both were uninjured. |
| Ladder escape | Ladder escape |
| The roof of a neighbouring property also caught fire. | The roof of a neighbouring property also caught fire. |
| London Fire Brigade station manager Rhodri Horton said: "When crews arrived they were faced with a rapidly developing fire affecting the whole of a three-storey house under refurbishment. | London Fire Brigade station manager Rhodri Horton said: "When crews arrived they were faced with a rapidly developing fire affecting the whole of a three-storey house under refurbishment. |
| "A mother and a daughter from a neighbouring property escaped into their garden. | "A mother and a daughter from a neighbouring property escaped into their garden. |
| "Fire crews used a ladder to get them over a fence and away to safety. Thankfully, they were both uninjured." | "Fire crews used a ladder to get them over a fence and away to safety. Thankfully, they were both uninjured." |
| Ronda Challoy, the woman rescued from her garden, told BBC London: "We were about to escape from the main door but when I saw there was fire and smoke we went to the back garden. | Ronda Challoy, the woman rescued from her garden, told BBC London: "We were about to escape from the main door but when I saw there was fire and smoke we went to the back garden. |
| "The fire brigade came and rescued us - we couldn't get out of the garden, so we climbed over three walls. | "The fire brigade came and rescued us - we couldn't get out of the garden, so we climbed over three walls. |
| "It was very frightening but thank god we managed it." | "It was very frightening but thank god we managed it." |
| She added: "My daughter is trembling and even I am trembling, but we had the energy to climb the wall." | She added: "My daughter is trembling and even I am trembling, but we had the energy to climb the wall." |
| The BBC witnessed the owner of the gutted property arriving at 09:45 BST, screaming and shouting: "That's my house." | The BBC witnessed the owner of the gutted property arriving at 09:45 BST, screaming and shouting: "That's my house." |
| The fire was under control by 10:30 BST. | The fire was under control by 10:30 BST. |