Woman dies after huge fire at block of flats

Firefighters were called to a five storey building on Homerton High Street in east London yesterday morning.

A woman has been found dead after a fire raged through a block of flats in Hackney.

Firefighters were called to the five storey Nisbet House on Homerton High Street in east London yesterday morning.

Part of a ground floor flat was damaged by the fire, and when firefighters went inside they found a woman in her 40s who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are now investigating the cause of the fire, but the Met says the cause of the fire is not currently believed to be suspicious.

The fire brigade was called to the scene at just after 8.20am on Saturday, and after battling the fire with six fire engines and 30 firefighters, it was under control by around 9.40am.

A spokesman for the fire service said: ‘Sadly a woman has died following a flat fire in Hackney. 

‘Six fire engines and around 30 firefighters responded to a fire on Homerton High Street, in a building of five floors.

‘Part of a ground floor flat was damaged by the fire. A woman was found in the flat, and sadly pronounced dead at the scene.’

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Her next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.

‘An investigation is under way to establish the cause of the fire. It is not believed to be suspicious.’

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