A flat fire broke out in Sydenham at Mountacre Close, prompting a response from firefighters who rescued nine individuals, including a woman and two children who were later hospitalized due to smoke inhalation. The fire, which was reported at 10.10pm on February 24 and controlled by 12.31am, damaged part of a storage room on the ground floor of a residential block. The cause is under investigation, with firefighters using life-saving fire escape hoods to ensure safety while evacuating residents from the affected flats.
A woman and two children were hospitalized for smoke inhalation following a flat fire in Sydenham that required the rescue of nine residents by firefighters.
Firefighters utilized fire escape hoods, which can protect against toxic smoke, to safely lead nine people, including four children, from the burning building.
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