Fire in sheltered accommodation sees six escape blaze
A man needed to be treated after escaping with six other people from a fire that broke out in a sheltered accommodation.
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled the blaze in East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich yesterday.
A small part of a second-floor flat in a five-storey house converted into sheltered accommodation was damaged by the fire.
One man was treated on scene after suffering from smoke inhalation.
The London Fire Brigade was called at around 4pm and the fire was under control by 4.15pm.
Fire crews from New Cross, Brixton, Old Kent Road, and Forest Hill fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and Metropolitan Police Service.
Pictured top: The five-storey house in East Dulwich the fire was in (Picture: London Fire Brigade)