Mile End fire: Man rushed to hospital after blaze breaks out in flats

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters attended the scene
Fire crews were called at 11.32am on Tuesday (stock photo)
PA Wire
Sami Quadri13 September 2022

A man has been rushed to hospital after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Mile End.

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters rushed to the maisonette in Southern Grove at roughly 11.26am on Tuesday following reports that the first-floor of the four-storey block had been damaged by fire.

A man and woman were treated for smoke inhalation. The man was then rushed to hospital where he remains.

A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said: “We were called today (13 September) at 11:32 to reports of a fire on Southern Grove, Hackney.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, and members of our hazardous area response team.”

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