It took ten fire engines to tackle the fire.
Around 50 people fled a flat fire that needed ten fire engines to bring it under control.
The blaze erupted in a block of flats by the North Mall in Plevna Road, Edmonton Green on Friday.
Emergency services received nearly 50 calls about the blaze at around 5.39pm when part of a four-bedroomed flat on the sixth floor was seen alight.
Around 50 residents fled the building before the arrival of the fire brigade. Firefighters wearing breathing equipment had to lead a man to safety down an internal staircase.
The blaze was under control by 7.10pm.
Crews from Tottenham, Chingford and Southgate fire stations were at the scene.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.
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