Forest Hill: Firefighters battle blaze at house in south-east London

Dramatic scenes: Firefighters are battled the blaze in south-east London
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Fiona Simpson15 August 2016

Firefighters rescued four people, including two children, from a house fire in south-east London.

Six fire engines were called to the scene of the blaze close to Forest Hill station.

Fire crews led a man, a woman and two youngsters to safety after the roof of a house in Standstead Road, Lewisham, burst into flames just after 10.30am this morning.

Dramatic images show fire crews in a cherry picker working to extinguish the blaze among plumes of thick, grey smoke.

The man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service and the woman and two children were assessed on the scene by ambulance crews.

Metropolitan Police officers were also called to direct traffic.

A police spokesman said no one was believed to be seriously injured.

Police cordon: Parts of Stanstead Road are closed due to a house fire
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The road was cordoned off for around two hours while emergency services dealt with the fire.

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