Five people have died in a house fire in west London and one person remains "unaccounted for".
Met Police detectives and London Fire Brigade are investigating the cause of the fire in Hounslow.
Met Police detectives and London Fire Brigade are investigating the cause of the fire in Hounslow.
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00:00 Hello and thanks for watching. Five people, including three children, have died in a house
00:05 fire here in West London and another person remains unaccounted for according to emergency
00:12 services. Around 70 firefighters and 10 engines were called to a house fire here in Hounslow
00:19 on Channel Close on Sunday night, November 12th. The London Fire Brigade says one man
00:24 left the property before the brigade arrived and was taken to hospital by London Ambulance
00:29 Service crews. London Fire Commissioner Andy Rowe said that this is a terribly sad incident
00:36 and the thoughts of everybody at the London Fire Brigade are with the family, friends
00:40 and all of those affected at this difficult time. The ground floor and first floors of
00:46 the mid-terraced house were destroyed and part of the roof was also damaged. The brigade
00:51 was called at 10.26pm and the fire was under control by 1.25am. Fire crews from Southall,
00:58 Twickenham, Hayes, Feltham and surrounding fire stations attended. Nearby properties
01:03 were evacuated as a precaution. The Met Police has said the five people have died are thought
01:09 to be members of the same family. The force said in a statement, "Enquiries into the
01:13 cause of the fire are ongoing. At this early stage in the investigation there have been
01:18 no arrests. Anyone with any information has been asked to call the police on 101 and give
01:24 reference 6845 12th November."
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