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A man has been killed after a fire ripped through a terraced house in Dagenham.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene after four fire engines and 21 firefighters rushed to tackle the blaze on the residential street.
Another person was treated for smoke inhalation but they have been discharged by paramedics.
Roads are closed off as police investigate the cause of the fire in the first floor flat on Lower Broad Street.
Fire crews and ambulances were called to the fire at 2:47pm and Barking and Dagenham police tweeted warning people to “avoid the area” due to a “serious investigation”.
Two paramedics cars, and London Ambulance Service (LAS) Hazardous Area Response Team were called to the scene.
A LAS spokeswoman said: “Sadly we found a person dead at the scene.
"We treated another patient for smoke inhalation and they were discharged.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation by police and London Fire Brigade.
A man has been killed after a fire ripped through a terraced house in Dagenham.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene after four fire engines and 21 firefighters rushed to tackle the blaze on the residential street.
Another person was treated for smoke inhalation but they have been discharged by paramedics.
Roads are closed off as police investigate the cause of the fire in the first floor flat on Lower Broad Street.
Fire crews and ambulances were called to the fire at 2:47pm and Barking and Dagenham police tweeted warning people to “avoid the area” due to a “serious investigation”.
Two paramedics cars, and London Ambulance Service (LAS) Hazardous Area Response Team were called to the scene.
A LAS spokeswoman said: “Sadly we found a person dead at the scene.
"We treated another patient for smoke inhalation and they were discharged.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation by police and London Fire Brigade.
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