Around 80 firefighters have tackled a flat fire on Warple Way in Acton which saw one women being taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.
Twelve fire engines and crews from Acton and a number of other fire stations were called at 3:19am and by 4.28am had put the fire under control.
In a statement, the London Fire Brigade said: “Part of a third floor flat was damaged by the blaze. The Brigade’s 999 control officers gave vital fire survival guidance to residents before firefighters arrived. A woman was rescued by fire crews from a third floor balcony. She was suffering from smoke inhalation and taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. A further three women left the affected flat before the Brigade arrived.”
It added: “Around 20 people self evacuated the block of flats while a number of other residents remained in their unaffected flats.”
According to the fire brigade, the cause of the fire is under investigation.
