A 14-year-old girl died in a fire at a block of flats in east London on Thursday.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 14-year-old girl died in a fire at a block of flats in east London.
The girl died at the scene and five other people were injured and taken to hospital following the blaze on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said.Detectives are treating the fire as arson. The conditions of the five injured people are not life-threatening and they have since been discharged from hospital, a Scotland Yard spokesperson said.The stairwell from the ground floor to the second floor was destroyed by fire, it added.London Ambulance Service said five ambulance crews and the air ambulance attended the scene on Thursday.At the scene - Harry Low, BBC News reporter
Locals have been hugging and laying flowers close to this small block flats all day. Passers-by stop to a look at the largely windowless second floor.Police forensics teams have been assessing the scene for clues as to what might have caused the fire they are now treating as arson. The police cordon has expanded, along with the number of emergency service personnel, as the seriousness with which this is being taken becomes apparent.
"Incidents such as these send shockwaves through our communities and I don't underestimate the impact this will have in the local area and beyond," he said.The cause of the fire is being investigated by LFB and Met Police.
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