Half of the ground floor was damaged by fire. Five people left the building before the Brigade arrived. One man was treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews.

The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers took nine calls to the blaze.

The Brigade was called at 1304 and the fire was under control by 1402. Fire crews from Wembley, Euston, Holloway and Paddington fire stations attended the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.