Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire affecting a takeaway shop with flats above on Orpington High Street.
Part of the ground floor shop was damaged by the fire. Two adults and two children left a property above the shop prior to the Brigade’s arrival. A further two people were treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews for smoke inhalation.
The Brigade's Control officers took the first of four calls about the fire at 1213 and mobilised crews from Orpington, Sidcup, Bromley and surrounding fire stations to the scene. The fire was under control at 1325.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.