Five people had to be rescued after a fire broke out at a block of flats.

Firefighters from Hornchurch fire station were called to the blaze in Naunton Way, Hornchurch on Sunday February 5 at 9.11pm.

A woman also managed to escape before crews arrived.

London Ambulance crews attended and the residents were treated for smoke inhalation,

Part of a two room studio flat on the ground floor was damaged.

It took crews an hour to bring the fire under control.