Two women and two children die in south-east London house fire despite firefighters’ efforts to save them
- Two women and two children have died in a fire at a house in south-east London
- Six fire engines were called to a fire at house on Hamilton Road in Bexleyheath
- Crews tried to save two women and two children from the first floor using ladder
- London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe called blaze ‘a truly terrible incident’
Two women and two children have died in a fire at a house in south-east London, the London Fire Brigade said.
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to a blaze at the house on Hamilton Road in Bexleyheath last night.
Crews in breathing apparatus rescued two women and two children from the first floor using a 30ft ladder, but they all died at the scene.
