Two women rescued from house fire in Addiscombe (From Your Local Guardian)

Two women rescued from house fire in Addiscombe

9:06am Saturday 4th February 2012 in Croydon

Two women were rescued from a house fire in Addiscombe this morning.

Crews from Woodside and Croydon fire stations were called to Northway Road at 5.12am, to tackle the blaze at the property.

A 60-year-old woman was removed from the house before London Ambulance arrived and taken to a south London hospital.

A second lady was rescued from the first floor and was treated for smoke inhalation.

Thirty percent of the ground floor was damaged in the fire.

Fire crews are still at the scene and the cause of the blaze will be investigated in due course.