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Alana Calvert and Barney Davis

Hornchurch fire: Woman hospitalised and 60 evacuated as 100 firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats

A woman was rushed to hospital and 60 pensioners were evacuated from a care home in Hornchurch, east London, after a fire broke out on the second floor.

Around 100 firefighters and more than a dozen fire engines were called to the blaze which completely gutted two flats just before 1am on Tuesday.

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