Four young children die in house fire in south London
Four young children die in house fire in south London
Four children have died following a fire at a house in Sutton, south London Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to the propertyChildren were given immediate CPR by fire crews before being taken to hospital
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Four children have died following a fire at a house in south London today.
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters raced to the property on Collingwood Road in Sutton at around 7pm tonight where they were faced with an intense blaze throughout the whole of the ground floor.
Emergency teams were able to locate the children and bring them out of the property before they were given immediate CPR by firefighters at the scene.
All four children were rushed to hospital where despite the efforts of rescue teams they were pronounced dead.
Emergency crews were called to the property on Collingwood Road in Sutton at around 7pm tonight
An incident response unit at the scene after four children died in the blaze
Tonight London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe said: ‘This is an incident that has left everyone numb with profound sadness.
‘My thoughts are with the family and friends of the children, the whole local community and all those who will be affected by this fire.
‘Fire crews arrived quickly and located the children inside the property. They were brought out of the house and given immediate emergency care.
‘The welfare of our staff involved in this incident is very important to us and all of them will be offered counselling as a priority.’
More to follow
Police officers stand at the scene and a cordon remains in place following the blaze
