Others were treated on the scene by paramedics after the fire broke out in the first-floor flat and thick black smoke spread through the building.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus dealt with the blaze, although visibility was virtually zero because of the dense smoke and a total of 15 officers were needed to to cope with the incident.
‘Once the fire had been located and extinguished, the area was cleared using a positive pressure fan,’ said a spokesman from the Jersey Fire and Rescue Service. ‘Five people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and two of these people were transported to hospital by the paramedics.’
The States Police also attended the incident and helped the Fire service with cordons and scene safety.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is still being carried out.
