Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a restaurant on Woodford Avenue in Gants Hill.
Part of the ground floor restaurant was damaged by fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued three people from the restaurant. They were all taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service. Around nine further people were able to leave the restaurant before firefighters arrived.
The Brigade’s Control Officers received seven calls about the fire and mobilised crews from Ilford, Hainault, Leytonstone and Woodford fire stations to the scene. The fire was extinguished by 2232.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.