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Firefighters taken to hospital after Lambeth tower fire | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
Five firefighters have been treated for the effects of smoke inhalation after being stuck in a lift while they tackled a blaze in south London. | |
They were called to a 17-storey tower block at Salamanca Place, Lambeth, when the blaze started in the early hours. | |
Firefighters rescued nine people from the building and a further 10 people were led to safety down an internal staircase. | |
London Fire Brigade said no-one had been seriously injured in the blaze. | |
The firefighters who suffered from smoke inhalation have since been released from hospital. | |
More than 100 people were moved from the building when the fire started on the fourth floor just before 0300 BST. | |
At its height 75 firefighters tackled the flames and it took more than two hours to bring the fire under control. | At its height 75 firefighters tackled the flames and it took more than two hours to bring the fire under control. |
London Ambulance treated 10 patients for the effects in inhaling smoke and heat exhaustion. Seven of them were taken to hospital. | London Ambulance treated 10 patients for the effects in inhaling smoke and heat exhaustion. Seven of them were taken to hospital. |