US EditionBoy, 12, Dies in Horror South East London Flat Fire
LEWISHAM, SOUTH-EAST LONDON, JUL 9 – Firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours, with 70 firefighters responding; a 54-year-old woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
- A fire erupted shortly before midnight on Tuesday, July 8, at a maisonette on Lewisham Road in Lewisham, resulting in the death of a 12-year-old boy at the scene.
- The London Fire Brigade and police responded after dozens of residents reported the blaze, and investigations into the fire's cause are ongoing without suspicion.
- Fire crews from multiple stations across the area, including those in Greenwich, Lewisham, and Lee Green, deployed ten engines and about 70 firefighters who battled the blaze for more than two hours before bringing it under control shortly after 2am.
- A 54-year-old woman was treated at the scene and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while two others escaped before emergency services arrived.
- Specialist officers are providing support to the boy's family, neighborhood police remain present in the vicinity, and Lewisham Road is currently closed in the section from Penrose Way up to Lewisham Hill as investigations continue.
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