Three fire engines and around 15 firefighters were called to a fire at a house on Meadway in Ilford.
A small part of the ground floor of a mid-terraced house was damaged by fire. Two men left the building before the Brigade arrived. They were treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews and taken to hospital.
Sub Officer James Jobson, who was at the scene, said: “As we got there, smoke logging was light and we found that two men had made their way out of the building. We made sure they were checked over and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus went in to the house to make sure no one else was still inside.
“Crews carried out a systematic search of the property and confirmed that it was all clear and extinguished the fire in the ground floor hallway.”
The Brigade was called at 2234 and the fire was under control by 2311. Fire crews from Ilford and Barking fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.