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| Fatal fire in Hounslow being treated as suspicious | Fatal fire in Hounslow being treated as suspicious |
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| Police are treating a fire in west London that killed two people as suspicious. | Police are treating a fire in west London that killed two people as suspicious. |
| Fifty-eight firefighters attended a flat in Hounslow after the blaze was spotted by patrolling officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | Fifty-eight firefighters attended a flat in Hounslow after the blaze was spotted by patrolling officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning. |
| A 30-year-old woman who had jumped from the burning building was found in the street and pronounced dead by the ambulance service at 2:34am. A second person was found dead inside the flat, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. | A 30-year-old woman who had jumped from the burning building was found in the street and pronounced dead by the ambulance service at 2:34am. A second person was found dead inside the flat, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. |
| An 18-year-old man and a 37-year-old man who also jumped from the building were taken to St Mary's hospital, Paddington, where they are being treated for multiple injuries. Police said their injuries were serious but not thought to be life-threatening. | An 18-year-old man and a 37-year-old man who also jumped from the building were taken to St Mary's hospital, Paddington, where they are being treated for multiple injuries. Police said their injuries were serious but not thought to be life-threatening. |
| Ewa Glowacka, 36, who lives next door to the flat where the fire occurred, fled the building with her 14-year-old daughter. She said there had been a huge explosion, "like a bomb going off". | Ewa Glowacka, 36, who lives next door to the flat where the fire occurred, fled the building with her 14-year-old daughter. She said there had been a huge explosion, "like a bomb going off". |
| "I heard screaming. It was terrifying; everyone was panicking. We just got outside as quickly as we could. When got outside I saw the woman on the ground. It looked like she was dead. | "I heard screaming. It was terrifying; everyone was panicking. We just got outside as quickly as we could. When got outside I saw the woman on the ground. It looked like she was dead. |
| "It was a huge fire. Firefighters were there quickly. It was very frightening. We are both lucky to have escaped," Glowacka added. | "It was a huge fire. Firefighters were there quickly. It was very frightening. We are both lucky to have escaped," Glowacka added. |
| Thirty neighbouring residents have been evacuated. | Thirty neighbouring residents have been evacuated. |
| Police said they were treating the fire as suspicious and believed it started in a second-floor flat before spreading to neighbouring flats. | Police said they were treating the fire as suspicious and believed it started in a second-floor flat before spreading to neighbouring flats. |
| Roads were closed and buses diverted while firefighters investigated the blaze. | Roads were closed and buses diverted while firefighters investigated the blaze. |
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