A woman and three children have been killed in a house fire in North West London. Emergency services were called to Tillett Close in Stonebridge at around 1:20am today (May 24) after two terraced houses went up in flames.
Four people – a 43-year-old woman, and three children – a girl aged 15 and two boys aged eight, and four – died at the scene. Two more people were taken to hospital by paramedics, with police awaiting an update on their condition.
A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene in connection with the incident in the area of Brent and remains in custody, the force stated. Met Police Superintendent Steve Allen said: “This is an extremely tragic incident and our thoughts are with everyone involved.
“Officers arrested a man at the scene and we continue to work alongside investigators from the London Fire Brigade to establish the cause of the fire. Emergency services will remain in Tillett Close throughout the day as these enquiries take place.”
London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Keeley Foster added: “This is an extremely tragic incident, and the thoughts of everyone across the brigade are with those impacted by this incident. Our specialist fire investigation unit are working closely with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service to now determine the cause of this fire.”
*UPDATE* The Met Police have clarified the three children who died were a girl aged 15 and two boys aged eight and four. Initially the force understood all of the children were boys.
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