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A dozen people evacuated as fire sweeps through Highgate house

PUBLISHED: 11:42 03 July 2012

Escape: The woman fled the blaze in Green Lane

Escape: The woman fled the blaze in Green Lane

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Twelve people were evacuated after a fire swept through a converted house in Highgate yesterday morning (July, 2).

A three-bed ground floor flat in the Hornsey Lane property was damaged in the blaze, which erupted at around 8.30am.

Firefighters brought the flames under control shortly before 9am, and are investigating the cause of the fire.

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