On The Buses

EastEnders and On The Buses actress Anna Karen has died in a fire at her home in East London. Firefighters were called to a terraced house on Windsor Road, ...

The cause of the fire is under investigation.” The Brigade was called at 22:40 and the fire was under control by 23:38. “Part of the ground floor of a mid-terrace house was damaged by fire.

The 85-year-old, fondly remembered for her role as Olive in 70s comedy, was heard screaming 'help me, help me' as the blaze spread across her terraced home ...

Sivalai Pavananthakumar, 33, said : 'There was a lot of smoke, and flames, people in the street had seen what was happening and came out to try and help. Sadly a woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Sadly, a person died at the scene.' Karen was born in Durban, South Africa as Ann McCall to an Irish father and an English mother. I adored her - She was an absolute treasure, both on and off the screen.' John and I met her often at conventions and she was such a lovely lady. When Lewis died in 2015, she paid tribute outside his funeral service in east London, telling mourners: 'I just want to say that he will be very sadly missed. There's a big Asian community around here but she was just one of us. We all know her around here, it's a very close knit community and she was very popular. About three fire engines turned up, two ambulances and the police but they couldn't save her. The former actress was being looked after by carers who visited four times per day. Some of us immediately called the fire brigade.'