The cause of Tiffany Regis's death was smoke inhalation, a post-mortem revealed. Officers are treating the blaze in Beckton, Newham, last Thursday as arson
A 15-year-old girl who was killed in a fire at an east London block of flats has been named by police as Tiffany Regis.Five other people at the address were injured and they have now been released from hospital.The block of flats where the blaze happened
The Metropolitan Police said that while formal identification was not conclusive, they believe it was Tiffany who died.Police were called at about 5.28pm on Thursday to the fire in Tollgate Road.
He added:"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. "Your officers will be on patrol in the immediate vicinity over the Easter weekend, please talk to them if you have any concerns."
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