FIREFIGHTERS rescued two adults and two children from a blaze in The Croft, near Montpelier Road, Ealing, last night (22).
Part of the ground floor of a three-storey town house was damaged.
Crew wearing breathing apparatus used fire escape hoods on a man, woman, child and baby from a second-floor bathroom.
They were treated at the scene by ambulance crews.
Fire escape hoods provide people with up to 15 minutes 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 protection is required, another hood can be given to each wearer. They do not provide oxygen but temporarily filter toxic smoke to make breathing easier.
Control officers gave fire survival guidance to those inside before crews arrived.
The brigade was called at 9.37pm and the fire was under control in 40 minutes. Three engines and around 15 firefighters from Ealing, Park Royal and Wembley attended.
The blaze is believed to have been accidental.
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