Seven people were rescued from a flat fire in Upper Norwood, south London, early on Wednesday morning. Around 60 firefighters used ladders and a 32-meter turntable ladder to extinguish the blaze, which started on the first floor of a block of flats. Seven people were treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service. The fire is now under control.
Seven people have been rescued from a south London flat after a blaze erupted early on Wednesday morning. The London Fire Brigade said around 60 firefighters tackled the fire which erupted in a first floor flat in Upper Norwood on Wednesday morning.Seven people were rescued using ladders and had been treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service.A statement read: “Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a block of flats on Church Road in Upper Norwood.
Crews from West Norwood, Woodside, Norbury and surrounding fire stations were among the eight engines to attend the scene.The blaze is now under control, the LFB confirmed.It comes after four people were arrested after a fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey left at least 76 people dead.Ali Yerlikaya told reporters 'our pain is great' as he described the toll of the devastating fire at the Kartalkaya resort around 170 kilometres northwest of the capital Ankara.
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