Two people were rescued from a flat fire in Whitton during the early hours of Friday morning (December 2).

After firefighters removed the two people from the flat on Harvey Road, one man was taken to hospital.

Part of a semi-detached converted house was damaged in the blaze.

The brigade was first called at 5.39am and the blaze was brought under control by 6.53am by fire crews from Heston, Twickenham and Feltham fire stations.

The cause of the fire is now being investigated.

A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said: “Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a flat fire on Harvey Road in Whitton.

“Part of a ground-floor hallway in a semi-detached house converted into flats was damaged by fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued two people from a ground-floor flat."