In a statement to Twitter, LAS said: “The London Ambulance Service is responding to a fire in Queensdale Crescent, W11, along with colleagues from the London Fire Department. We have sent multiple resources to the scene and are treating several patients.” The commander of the London Fire Department, David Bryswell, who is at the scene, said: “Firefighters are battling a fire on the 12th floor of a W11 tower. Three people from the affected apartment fled before the Brigade arrived. the building. “Firefighters led six residents to safety through an internal staircase. Other residents who were not affected by fire, heat or smoke were advised to stay in their apartments. “In the early stages we used a new technology called 9Eye that allowed a caller to send live video of the event directly to the Brigade 999 call center. “We have also used a 32-meter staircase to put water outside the building.” The multi-storey block is just a few hundred yards from Grenfell Tower, with visible smoke over the area. The most recent video from the scene shows a badly charred and blackened window on the 12th floor, with soot and overlapping windows around the affected apartment.
