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Man was 'on fire' after blaze broke out at block of flats in Battersea

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  • A man suffered severe burns after a huge fire broke out at a block of flats in Battersea this morning.
  • Four fire engines and 21 firefighters attended to the blaze in Thessaly Road at 8.12am.
  • The man was taken to a south London hospital while a woman was treated for smoke inhalation.
  • Half of the first floor was damaged.

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