Children rescued by firefighters from Wood Green flats blaze

Five kids and two adults saved from flats after mattress catches fire in stairwell

The flats in Parkland Road and (inset) London Fire Brigade

Five children and two adults were rescued by firefighters from a block of flats following a fire on Parkland Road in Wood Green yesterday (Tuesday 15th).

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a five-storey block of flats, where a mattress was on fire in a second floor stairwell.

London Fire Brigade control officers gave fire survival guidance to residents until firefighters were able to reach them. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus then led five children and two adults to safety wearing smoke hoods.

LFB was called at 12.11pm and the fire was under control by 4.37pm. Fire crews from Hornsey, Kentish Town, Holloway and Edmonton fire stations attended the fire.

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 will be investigated.

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