A large number of fire engines along with fifty-plus firefighters have been called to an eight-storey building on Ingrave Street, Battersea, South West London this evening.

Fire crews from the London Fire Brigade have been called to Holcroft House after a blaze has broken out and ripped through part of the seven floors of the multiple-dwelling building just after 6pm on Thursday evening.

A number of calls have been made to the fire service with the incident being treated as a person reported.

Ingrave Street has been closed both ways between Falcon Road and Wye Street.

A blaze previously ripped through three flats leading to over 18 people being rescued back in 2014 More than 80 firefighters tackled flames which engulfed the eight-storey building in Ingrave Street, Battersea, located close to Clapham Junction station, which started just before 4pm.

A Spokesman for the London Fire Brigade said :

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to a flat fire on Ingrave Street in Battersea yesterday evening.

The whole of a four roomed flat on the seventh floor was destroyed by fire. One woman and two men were led to safety wearing smoke hoods by fire crews wearing breathing apparatus. They were treated on scene for smoke inhalation by London Ambulance Service.

The fire was a very visible blaze and the Brigade’s 999 Control room received 40 calls alerting them to the fire.

Fire escape hoods provide members of the public with up to 15 minutes of 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 of 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 Brigade was called at 1823 and the incident was over by 1959. Fire crews from Tooting, Lambeth, Brixton, Chelsea and Hammersmith fire stations were in attendance.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.