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.
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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.
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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.
