A man has been rescued from a flat fire.

Firefighters rescued the man from a fire at a block of flats in Gilda Avenue, at the junction with Mollison Avenue, in Enfield.

One flat was damaged from the fire which started at approximately 7.52am this morning.

Four fire engines and 21 firefighters from Enfield and Edmonton fire stations attended the scene and had the fire under control by 9.03am.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.