Seven rescued as 60 firefighters battle blaze at south London flat

22 January 2025, 06:38 | Updated: 22 January 2025, 06:50

Seven people have been rescued after a blaze broke out at a south London flat.
Seven people have been rescued after a blaze broke out at a south London flat. Picture: London Fire Brigade

By Henry Moore

Seven people have been rescued from a south London flat after a blaze erupted early on Wednesday morning.

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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.

60 firefighters battled the blaze.
60 firefighters battled the blaze. Picture: Alamy

“Part of the first floor was alight. Seven people were rescued from the building by firefighters using ladders and were treated on scene by London Ambulance Service.”

The LFB said a 32-metre turntable ladder was used to fight the fire, which was first reported around 3.30am, in Church Road from above.

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 (100 miles) northwest of the capital Ankara.

He said at least 51 other people had been injured from the fire.

Four people have since been arrested by Turkish authorities, including the business owner, the justice secretary confirmed.

The fire broke out at around 3.30am on Tuesday in the restaurant of the 12-storey Grand Kartal hotel in the resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, officials and reports said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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