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Two dogs and three people had to be rescued by emergency crews after they became trapped in a house fire. During the early hours of this morning, the Met Police and London Fire Brigade (LFB) were sent to Hilda Vale Road in Orpington following reports of a blaze. A spokesman for the LFB said: “Part of the ground floor of a semi-detached house was damaged by fire. “Firefighters rescued two women, a man, and two dogs, from a first-floor window via a ladder. “They were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. “The brigade’s 999 control officers gave vital fire survival guidance to thos…

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