A major fire broke out late on Saturday night (17 May 2025) at a church on Kingston Road in Ilford, damaging the roof and destroying an adjacent outbuilding.
The London Fire Brigade deployed six fire engines and around 40 firefighters to the scene after receiving more than 14 emergency calls from the public.
Part of the single-storey church roof was damaged in the blaze, while a rear outbuilding was completely destroyed. The fire also caused external damage to a nearby terraced house, including its fascia and garden fence panels.
Emergency services treated seven people for smoke inhalation, with two taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service as a precaution.
Crews from Ilford, Barking, Plaistow, Stratford and Leytonstone fire stations responded to the incident, with a 32-metre turntable ladder from Greenwich also mobilised to assist.
The fire was first reported at 11.0pm, and the blaze was under control by 12:43am in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The cause of the fire has been recorded as undetermined, and a fire investigation will assess whether further inquiries are needed.
