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Bow flats hit by high-rise blaze Residents evacuated from Bow flats amid high-rise blaze
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About 200 people have been evacuated from a high rise block of flats in east London after a fire broke out. About 200 people were evacuated from a high rise block of flats in east London after a fire broke out.
Around 80 firefighters have been tackling the blaze at the building on Bromley High Street in Bow since 13:20 BST, London Fire Brigade said. Around 80 firefighters attended the scene at the building on Bromley High Street in Bow at 13:20 BST.
A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said a baby and a man aged in his 60s were treated at the scene. A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said a baby, a man aged in his 60s and an elderly woman required treatment.
The residents were led to safety after the blaze spread through two five-bedroom flats. The fire brigade said a further 200 people left the 11-storey building without assistance.
The fire brigade said the fire had affected two flats on the fifth and sixth floors. A spokesman for the brigade said the blaze spread through two five-bedroom flats on the fifth and sixth floors.
The ambulance service said the baby was treated as a precautionary measure, while the man suffered cuts and bruises. Neither had to be taken to hospital.The ambulance service said the baby was treated as a precautionary measure, while the man suffered cuts and bruises. Neither had to be taken to hospital.
The elderly woman was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of breathing in smoke, the fire brigade said.