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A firefighter has been injured after rescuing five people, including a child, from a flat fire in Bermondsey, London. A two-roomed flat on the ground floor of a residential block was damaged by fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued two adults and a child from the second floor. A further two adults on the first floor were also rescued by crews. They were all treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews.
999 control room officer’s gave critical advice to those trapped on how to survive as firefighters rushed to the scene.
A firefighter was injured during the rescue operation but the extent of their injuries is currently unknown.
The Brigade was called at 1.20am and the fire was under control by 2.30am.
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from New Cross, Lambeth, Old Kent Road, Dockhead, Peckham and Dowgate fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.
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