Hounslow fire: 13 people rescued from restaurant blaze in west London

Blaze: 13 people were rescued by firefighters
London Fire Brigade
Hatty Collier28 March 2016

Firefighters rescued 13 people - including five children - who became trapped after a raging fire broke out a restaurant in west London.

Crews raced to the scene after the restaurant in Hounslow High Street caught fire at 11.30pm on Sunday.

Some 72 firefighters battled the flames for more than four hours and used a ladder to rescue five adults and three children from the first and second floor flats above the restaurant.

A further five people – three adults and two children – were rescued from inside the building by crews wearing oxygen masks, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.

Scene: Firefighters battling the fire at the restaurant in Hounslow High Street 
London Fire Brigade

Paramedics assessed all 13 people for smoke inhalation. Ten other people escaped from the flats above the restaurant uninjured before fire crews arrived.

Station Manager Cathie Reeve, who was at the scene, said: “Crews worked very hard in atrocious weather conditions at this incident.

"Four of the people we rescued had managed to get onto a flat roof at second floor level and as soon as we arrived our firefighters acted very quickly to pitch a ladder and bring them to safety.“

Fire: The cause of the blaze is under investigation 
London Fire Brigade

Nobody was seriously injured in the fire, which is under investigation, LFB said.

Ten fire engines from Heston, Feltham, Twickenham, Richmond, Hillingdon, Kingston and Southall fire stations attended.

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