The fire damaged five per cent of the flat
Woman suffers smoke inhalation in Barking fire
Sara Odeen-Isbister , Senior Reporter
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
10:14 AM
A woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a Barking flat.
Three pumps were called to the blaze in Victory Court, Atlantis Close, at 8.18pm last night.
The fire was contained to a five bedroom, third floor flat, of which five per cent was left with fire and smoke damage.
One woman was treated for slight smoke inhalation by the London Ambulance Service.
The cause of the blaze is being investigated.
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