Two people have been rescued from a first-floor flat in Wealdstone which caught fire earlier this afternoon.

Firefighters scaled a ladder to rescue the people trapped inside the property in Headstone Drive after being called to the scene at approximately 2.10pm, and crews remain at the scene.

Half the flat was alight, but the fire has now been brought under control.

Bus routes H9 and H10 have been diverted while the blaze is dampened down.