A Turkish boy helped take out all of the neighbours because they were sleeping

Children in hospital after fire at block of flats. Three children have been taken to hospital after a fire ripped through a three-storey block of flats in north London.About 70 firefighters tackled the blaze at the building in Maybury Close, Enfield, where the entire roof and most of the second floor were on fire.The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said 14 people had left the building before its crews arrived and the children were suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation. Police added their conditions are not life-threatening or life-changing.The LFB said it received the first of more than a dozen calls about the blaze at 05:19 BST, and crews were sent from across north London and Hertfordshire.A  fire engulfs the roof of a three-storey red-brick block of flats at night. Flames and thick smoke rise into the sky, with several windows glowing orange from the blaze. The lower floors remain intact, and parked cars are visible in the foreground.
 
 
The fire service was alerted to the blaze just before 05:20

Vicky Gardner, who lives near the flats, told she was leaving the house to walk her dogs at 5:15, when she "noticed that there were flames coming from the flats at the end of the street."A neighbour... then went and banged on the doors to alert the residents. They evacuated and the fire brigade turned up."Aerial view of firefighters tackling a blaze in a residential area. Smoke billows heavily from the roof of a three-storey red-brick apartment block, which has been badly damaged, withits roof largely destroyed. Several fire engines and crews are visible, including one using an extended yellow ladder to spray water onto the fire. 

 
The LFB said the fire was under control within about four hours

She said that on Sunday the LFB and police responded to a fire alert in the same block of flats "that turned out to be false".Ms Gardner added: "[It's] really horrible for the residents, those poor people have lost everything."Another neighbour said people went in to the building to help residents escape.

Nurcan Ozcan said: "A Turkish boy helped take out all of the neighbours because they were sleeping."
A woman with greying dark hair pulled back, wearing purple glasses and a black jacket, looks directly at the camera. The background is out of focus, showing a plain wall and doorway.
 
Nurcan Ozcan says she was shocked by the fire

"He took out all of the people including one who was disabled. It was just like watching a movie," she added.
"It's so sad. We've had neighbours who've been living together for 25 years. Now nobody's there, it's a shock."
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said its officers were working with the LFB to investigate the cause of the fire.
No arrests have been made.