A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children died in a house fire in north-west London.
A 43-year-old woman, and one girl, aged 15, and two boys aged eight and four-years-old, died, in Tillett Close, Stonebridge, the Metropolitan Police said. Police had previously said the three children were all boys.
Their next-of-kin have been informed, the force added.
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A 43-year-old woman, and one girl, aged 15, and two boys aged eight and four-years-old, died, in Tillett Close, Stonebridge, the Metropolitan Police said. Police had previously said the three children were all boys.
Their next-of-kin have been informed, the force added.
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00:00This is an extremely tragic incident and the thoughts of everyone across the
00:05brigade are with those impacted. Upon arrival firefighters were met with a
00:11well-developed fire involving two adjoining properties. Crews immediately
00:17set to work carrying out firefighting operations in order to bring the
00:21incident under control. Sadly a woman and her three children have died as a
00:26result of this fire. Crews wearing breathing apparatus were able to rescue
00:32the woman and one of the children from the second floor but they were later
00:36declared deceased at the scene. A further two children were discovered to have
00:42died in the fire as crews carried out search of the properties involved. Our
00:48specialist fire investigation unit are working closely with colleagues from the
00:52Metropolitan Police Service to now determine the cause of this fire. We are
00:59working closely with our partners to support the community at this very sad
01:03time. Thank you.