Three adults and three children have been taken to hospital after suffering smoke inhalation from a house fire on Elderberry Road in Ealing which occurred on Tuesday (11 June 2024) evening.
The blaze saw the first floor of the two-storey house fully destroyed by the fire while the ground floor was partially damaged.
According to the London Fire Brigade, the fire is believed to be accidental and caused by sunlight reflecting off a glass object within a room.
The Brigade was called out at 7:01pm and the fire was under control by 8:25pm. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters from Chiswick, Heston, Park Royal and Hammersmith fire stations attended the scene.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “These sorts of fires are not as rare as you would think. They can happen all year around, but as we head into summer and the sun gets stronger, it’s really important that reflective items such as mirrors, crystals and glass ornaments are kept out of direct sunlight.”
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