Two people have been taken to hospital after a home was set “completely alight” in the early hours of this morning. 

The London Fire Brigade was called at 2.21am today (Thursday, February 16) to reports of a blaze at a semi-detached house in Fleetwood Road, Dollis Hill. 

The brigade described the property as “completely alight” by the time they arrived, with eight people having already left the home. 

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Two were later taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service. 

A total of 10 fire engines and around 50 firefighters from Willesden, West Hampstead, Royal Park and surrounding stations attended the scene, with the fire under control by 4.27am. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation.