A man and woman were rescued by firefighters from a fire in a three storey block of flats on Nevill Road in Stoke Newington this afternoon.
The fire crews arrived on the scene within three minutes of the first 999 call.
A second floor flat was destroyed by the blaze.
The man was rescued from the balcony of a neighbouring flat by firefighters using a ladder. The woman was rescued from inside the building by fire crews wearing breathing apparatus. Both were suffering from smoke inhalation and were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews.
The Brigade was called at 1218 and the fire was under control by 1323.
Four fire engines and 21 firefighters and from Stoke Newington, Homerton and East Greenwich fire stations attended.
The cause of the fire is now under investigation.
