Five people dead following house fire in London
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFive people have died and one person is unaccounted for following a fire at a house in west London. Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze in Channel Close, Hounslow, at 10.26pm on Sunday, London Fire Brigade said.
The ground floor and first floors of the mid-terraced house were destroyed by the fire and part of the roof was also damaged.
Five people on the first floor of the building were pronounced dead at the scene, the brigade said. One man left the property before emergency crews arrived and was later taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
One person remains unaccounted for. READ MORE: Man seriously hurt after stabbing near pub with cordon in place READ MORE: The symptoms to look out for from two new Covid strains this winter The Metropolitan Police said all five people killed in the fire are believed to be members of the same family.
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