Three children in hospital as flat fire rages in Enfield
Three children have been taken to hospital after a fire swept through part of a small block of flats in north London on Monday morning.
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Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the incident on Maybury Close in Enfield.
The roof and second floor of the three-storey building were destroyed, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.
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A photo shared by the authority on X shows a significant portion of the building engulfed in flames.
14 people left the scene before emergency crews got there, but three children were sent to hospital with smoke inhalation.
Two of the Brigade's 32-metre turntable ladders are being used as water towers to help extinguish the #Enfield flat fire from height. https://t.co/EObavLaGLk pic.twitter.com/kdw0g9kv7G
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) September 22, 2025
The fire brigade's 999 Control officers received their first call about the fire shortly before 0530, and immediately sent crews to the incident.
They mobilised crews from Enfield, Edmonton and surrounding fire stations - and had it under control just after 0800.
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage and is being investigated by LFB and the police.