Four children, all believed to be related, have died in a house fire in south London after firefighters battled to save them as the blaze tore through the building.
Four children, all believed to be related, have died in a house fire in south London after firefighters battled to save them as the blaze tore through the building. F irefighters in breathing apparatus entered the mid-terrace house in Collingwood Road, Sutton, on Thursday evening, as it was being ravaged by an «intense blaze», before removing each of the four children and giving them CPR. London Fire Commissioner Andy Roe said their deaths had «left everyone numb with profound sadness». The fire was under control by 8.36pm and the cause is under investigation. Mr 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.
