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Girl and grandmother die in fire | |
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A teenager and her grandmother have died in a suspected arson attack on a block of flats in east London. | |
Shannen Vickers, 17, and Pauline Adams, 57, died in the fire at Malmesbury House in Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green, at about 0600 GMT on Sunday. | |
Firefighters found their bodies in a bedroom in the fifth floor flat, which was badly damaged by the fire. | |
The Metropolitan Police has said it is treating the blaze at the seven-storey block as suspicious. | The Metropolitan Police has said it is treating the blaze at the seven-storey block as suspicious. |
Post-mortem examinations will be held at the Royal London Hospital on Monday. | |
Neighbours had already managed to escape the fire-hit building by the time the emergency services arrived. | |
No arrests have been made and police have appealed for any witnesses to contact the force or Crimestoppers. |