Two people sent to hospital, cats rescued from London house fire

Crews were called to the scene in the area of Hamilton Road and Egerton Street around 9:15 a.m.

Two people have been taken to hospital, one with severe burns, and three cats have been rescued after crews were called to a "fully involved" structure fire in east London.

The call came in around 9:30 a.m. and it took crews three minutes to arrive to the scene in the area of Hamilton Road and Egerton Street.

At the peak of the blaze seven trucks and 30 firefighters were on scene.

There is no word on how the fire started but crews said it was difficult to navigate.

More details will be provided as they become available.