Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters attended a fire at a block of flats on Rotherfield Road in Islington.
Just over half of a second-floor flat was damaged by fire. One man wearing a fire escape hood was led to safety from the building via an internal staircase by firefighters He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service to be treated for smoke inhalation.
London firefighters were among the first in the UK to carry fire escape hoods when they were introduced in 2018 as part of improvements following the Grenfell Tower fire. The hoods provide members of the public with up to 15 minutes protection from four of the main fire gases (carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen chloride and acrolein) and can be worn by conscious or unconscious people. If more than 15 minutes protection is required then another hood can be given to each wearer. They do not provide oxygen but temporarily filter toxic smoke to make breathing easier.
Control Officers received the first of seven calls at 2013 and mobilised crews from Shoredtich, Islington, Euston, Stoke Newington and Holloway fire stations to the scene. The fire was brought under control by 2054.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and Metropolitan Police.