Fire Breaks out in Battersea Tower Block
Residents evacuated from a flat on the sixteenth floor
Specialist equipment was deployed at the scene. Picture: London Fire Brigade
April 25, 2023
Fire fighters wearing breathing apparatus used fire escape hoods to lead a woman and a child to safety after a fire broke out in a tower block on Battersea.
The blaze took hold in a four roomed flat on the 16th story of the building on Surrey Lane at around 3.54am on Tuesday morning (25 April).
London Fire Brigade sent eight fire engines and around 80 firefighters from Battersea, Chelsea, Clapham, Fulham, Wandsworth and Lambeth fire stations.
The woman and the child were treated for smoke inhalation on scene by London Ambulance Service paramedics. Another woman and child on the 20th floor were also led to safety by crews wearing breathing apparatus.
The fire was under control by 5.08am by which time the flat was badly damaged.
The Brigade’s 999 Control officers gave fire survival guidance to the residents.
Fire escape hoods provide members of the public with up to 15 minutes protection from four of the main fire gases (carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen chloride and acrolein) and can be worn by conscious or unconscious people. If more than 15 minutes protection is required then another hood can be given to each wearer. They do not provide oxygen but temporarily filter toxic smoke to make breathing easier.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We've always done that and won't be changing, in fact we'd like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we'd be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you'd like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |