Mizzen Street, Barking flat fire: Two people in hospital

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called at 12.46am today (October 3) with reports of a fire at a seven-storey building in Mizzen Street. 

The brigade's control centre received more than ten 999 emergency calls reporting the fire. 

The brick surrounding a window at the top of the building was blackened (Image: LFB) Around 60 firefighters in eight fire engines from Barking, East Ham, and Plaistow stations were dispatched. 

At the scene, a four-roomed flat on the sixth floor of the building was discovered alight. 

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The flat was largely destroyed, LFB confirmed. The fire was extinguished fully at 1.48am. 

A man and a woman were taken to hospital by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.

The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental and is under investigation.