ELEVEN people were rushed to hospital after a huge blaze ripped through a block of flats in East London.
Cops and emergency services scrambled to Bradbeer House in Bethnal Green just before midnight yesterday after being alerted to the fire.
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The carnage this morning following the blaze[/caption]
A major emergency response was launched in East London just before midnight yesterday[/caption]
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Dozens of residents were evacuated after the blaze at Bradbeer House on Cornwall Avenue.
Shocked bystanders watched on as the bright orange flames lit up the night sky in the capital.
Thick black smoke was also seen billowing into the air as firefighters battled to keep the blaze under control.
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were summoned to the scene.
Brave firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used fire escape hoods to rescue seven people from the building.
Seventeen people were treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews with 11 rushed to hospital.
This included one firefighter who was taken to hospital for a minor injury.
Firefighters managed to get the inferno under control shortly after 1am.
But three flats on the ground, first and second floors of the residential block were damaged by the blaze, said the London Fire Brigade.
Pictures taken at the scene this morning showed shattered glass and debris littered across the floor.
The charred exterior of some of the flats could be seen following the chaos.
The cause of the fire is yet to be confirmed and is currently under investigation, added a LFB spokesperson.
Fire crews from Shadwell, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Poplar and surrounding fire stations attended the scene.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 11.38pm yesterday (9 April) to reports of a fire in Cornwall Avenue, Bethnal Green.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, advanced paramedics and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team.
“We treated 17 patients in total.
“We took 11 patients to hospital and six patients were cared for and discharged at the scene.”
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters tackled a flat fire on Cornwall Avenue in Bethnal Green.
“Part of three flats on the ground, first and second floors of the residential block were damaged by fire.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used fire escape hoods to rescue seven people from the building. 17 people were treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews and 11 of those people were taken to hospital.
“The Brigade’s Control Officers took 36 calls to the fire and gave vital fire survival guidance to three residents on how to stay safe before firefighters arrived.
“The Brigade was called at 2338 and the fire was under control by 0105.
“Fire crews from Shadwell, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, Poplar and surrounding fire stations attended the scene.
“The cause of the fire is under investigation.”
Firefighters at the scene[/caption]