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Two dead in Hounslow flat fire | Two dead in Hounslow flat fire |
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Two people have died and two are being treated in hospital for multiple injuries following a flat fire in west London. | Two people have died and two are being treated in hospital for multiple injuries following a flat fire in west London. |
Emergency services found a fatally injured person in the street close to the property in Church Road, Hounslow. | Emergency services found a fatally injured person in the street close to the property in Church Road, Hounslow. |
A second person was found dead inside the flat during a search by firefighters, Scotland Yard said. | A second person was found dead inside the flat during a search by firefighters, Scotland Yard said. |
About 60 firefighters battled to control the blaze, which has now been extinguished | About 60 firefighters battled to control the blaze, which has now been extinguished |
The fire is believed to have started in a flat above a shop before spreading to the roof and neighbouring flats. | |
Three people are believed to have jumped from the burning building before crews arrived shortly after 01:30 BST, a spokesman for the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. | |
About 50 people who were evacuated from the flats and nearby properties are being moved to emergency accommodation by the local authority. | |
A man believed to be 18-years-old and a man believed to be in his 30s were taken to St Mary's Hospital in Paddington with multiple injuries, the London Ambulance Service said. |