Thornton Heath

A resident described the children who lived in the house as “lively” and “happy”. | ITV News London.

"The cause of the fire and explosion is not known at this time." Responding to the claim in a press conference, London Fire Brigade's Richard Welch said: “Unfortunately we can’t say if it’s gas that’s caused it. Some residents said they reported a strong gas smell in the area which had persisted for around two weeks. Another neighbour said: "The bang frightened the life out of me. Ms Clare, who lives opposite and was visibly shaken by the incident, said: “They’re very lively kids. "They were saying her older brother was still inside but he later got taken out OK I think."

London Fire Brigade has confirmed no other searches are being undertaken for anyone else after the incident.

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said a child was pronounced dead at the scene. Given the ongoing police investigation, it is inappropriate to comment any further at this stage." Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters were called to the incident. Another neighbour said: "The little girl was very nice. "They were always mischievous, happy and bouncing around." When I heard the explosion, it was like an earthquake.

The London Ambulance Service confirmed the child died after a house collapsed following the explosion. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Handout photo issued by the ...

When I heard the explosion it was like an earthquake. I saw smoke, the house had collapsed, and people were screaming inside. It shook me up, and my house. “I went to the window and saw the devastation.” It was giving me a headache yesterday,” he said. “I went inside and took the first baby – there were three children.

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A spokesperson added that the incident will be investigated by the police. We are urging people to avoid the area. Sadly, a child was also pronounced dead at the scene. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. One was discharged and three others were taken to hospital. It was giving me a headache yesterday.

A child has died after a terraced home collapsed following an explosion and fire in south London.

Sadly, a child was also pronounced dead at the scene. A resident has described the children who lived in the house as “lively” and “happy”. One was discharged on scene and three others were taken to hospital.

Images showed rubble from a collapsed terraced property, leaving a gap in a row of houses in Thornton Heath on Monday morning. Two people were rescued from the ...

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Gas engineers had been working in the street and digging holes in recent days, residents say.

"Who takes ownership for that? SGN have some very serious questions to answer." The Reverend Deji Ayorinde, of the nearby Pollards Hill Baptist Church, said there was "anger in the room".

A child, believed to be a four-year-old girl, has died and three other people are in hospital after a terraced home collapsed following a gas explosion and ...

Given the ongoing police investigation, it is inappropriate to comment any further at this stage." "We dealt with the emergency phase of the incident and we will be handing it over to local authorities and local police." Residents described the children who lived in the house as "lively" and "happy".

The cordon surrounding a collapsed house in Thornton Heath has been extended following an inspection from the Health and Safety Executive.

The cause of the explosion has not yet been confirmed, though residents reported there had been a strong smell of gas in the area for around two weeks before the blast. Over 100 residents have now been evacuated from their homes following the blast that ripped through Galpin’s Road on Monday. More residents are being evacuated from their homes following a gas explosion in south London on Monday that killed a four-year-old child.

Four police cars have rushed to the scene in Thornton Heath while residents living in properties within the new cordon are not being allowed back into their ...

He said: “This thing was reported and it still wasn’t resolved days or weeks later. Other residents yesterday said there was a strong smell of gas in the area for several weeks before the gas explosion destroyed the house, MyLondon reports. There are fears of a new gas leak at the scene of a devastating explosion yesterday that killed a four-year-old girl.