Part of a split-level flat across the 10th and 11th floors of a residential block was damaged by fire. A woman was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews.

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Station Commander Chris Jenner, who was at the scene, said: “Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman from a balcony using a fire escape hood.

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