The ground floor of a house has been damaged following a fire.

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to called to a house on Kings Road, Edmonton today (October 26) at 2.16pm.

Once at the scene, the London Ambulance Service treated a man suffering from smoke inhalation after he escaped the house.

The fire was controlled an hour later by 3.16pm, but half of the ground floor of the terraced house was damaged.

The London Fire Brigade says the cause of the fire is under investigation.