The incident took place in Brent, northwest London, the dead included a 43-year-old woman, a 15-year-old daughter, and two sons, ages 8 and 3. A 70-year-old woman and a girl were rescued
Staff reporter Daily Dawn + Dawn TV Report
London: A Pakistani-origin woman and her three children died in a house fire in Brent, London. Police have arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
The incident took place at 1:20 am on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday in Tilt Close, Stonebridge. According to the fire brigade, when the team reached the scene, the 43-year-old woman, her 15-year-old daughter, and her 8-year-old and 4-year-old sons were found dead.
The fire was so intense that two three-story houses were completely burned to ashes. Police said that the deceased woman was the mother of the three children.
The fire brigade took another 70-year-old woman and a teenage girl to hospital with injuries, but further details about their condition were not available.
According to a report from the London Fire Brigade, firefighters rescued a woman and a child from the second floor of the house, but they also could not be saved and were confirmed dead at the scene.
Police and the fire brigade are conducting a full investigation into the incident to determine the cause of the fire. Superintendent Steve Allen said: “This is a very tragic tragedy, and our sympathies are with the affected family.”
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