Hornsey fire: Woman dies in house fire which burnt out windows of home

A lady regarded as in her 70s has died in a flat fire in Hornsey, North London, after 40 firefighters have been referred to as to deal with a blaze that broke out in an higher ground maisonette.

The fire occurred on the primary ground of a 5 room flat on Springfield Avenue in Haringey, this morning (Friday, April 16), inflicting important harm to the primary ground and loft conversion.

The windows of the higher ground have been blown out by the fire and stay blackened with soot.

The windows have been burnt out by the fire

An aerial machine was used to achieve entry to the roof and deal with the fire from above.

Residents in the adjoining property have been additionally suggested to depart by firefighters as a precaution.

Firefighters from 4 totally different fire brigades, Hornsey, Finchley, Holloway and Tottenham, have been referred to as to deal with the fire.

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Springfield Avenue is an prosperous space in Hornsey

The fire broke out early this morning, with the primary name to fire brigades positioned at 6.33am. It took fire fighters three hours to suppress the flames, with the fire declared beneath management by 9.27am.

The lady who died because of this of the fire has not but been recognized and the trigger of the fire is beneath investigation by the Brigade.

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