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A three-year-old has been taken into the care of social services after being found alone in a burning home. | A three-year-old has been taken into the care of social services after being found alone in a burning home. |
The boy was rescued from a first floor room after firefighters were called to a maisonette in Deptford, south London, on Friday morning. | |
The child was taken to hospital for medical checks, before being taken away to be cared for by social services. | |
The boy's mother, said to be in her 40s, was arrested and later bailed on suspicion of child neglect. | |
She must return to a south London London police station in November. | |
A 45-year-old man, thought to be a member of the public who tried to get into the maisonette to help the child, was treated in hospital for the effects of breathing smoke. | |
The fire, which damaged the ground floor of the home, was brought under control in 20 minutes, firefighters said. | The fire, which damaged the ground floor of the home, was brought under control in 20 minutes, firefighters said. |