Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters tackled a fire at a block of flats on Charlotte Despard Avenue in Battersea.
A four roomed flat on the seventh floor of the ten storey building was destroyed by the fire. Three people were treated on scene and a further three people were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service. Around fifty people left the building before the Brigade arrived.
Control officers carried out a number of Fire Survival Guidance calls with residents in the block as crews responded, providing vital safety advice whilst firefighters carried out rescue operations.
The Brigade took over 20 calls regarding the incident, the first of which was received at 1846. Crews from Battersea, Clapham, Lambeth and surrounding fire stations to the scene. The fire was under control by 2026.
Station Commander Andy Lewington, who was at the scene, said: "Firefighters were met with a well-developed fire in a high-rise building. Crews worked professionally and safely to bring the fire under control as swiftly as possible, preventing the fire from spreading and causing damage to other flats in the building.
"Throughout the incident, our firefighters were supported by their colleagues in the Brigade’s Control Room. Control officers carried out a number of Fire Survival Guidance calls with residents in the building, as crews responded outside.
"One of the Brigade's 32-metre turntable ladders was used at the scene as a water tower to help fight the fire from above."
"I’d like to thank our firefighters and staff for their handwork and determination in responding to this incident. I’d also like to thank our colleagues from the London Ambulance Service and Metropolitan Police Service for their support at the scene.
"The cause of this fire is now under investigation by the Brigade’s specialist fire investigators and the Metropolitan Police Service."