Croydon hearth: Two males killed and two others preventing for all times after blaze rips by home | EUROtoday

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Two males have died and two others are preventing for all times after a home hearth in Croydon.

In an announcement, the Metropolitan Police stated: “Police were called by the London Fire Brigade at 10.48pm on Friday December 29 to a house fire in Sanderstead Road, South Croydon. Officers attended along with LFB and the London Ambulance Service.

“Two men, no further details, were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are working to inform their next of kin.

“A third man was taken to hospital where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

“A fourth and fifth man later self-presented at hospital. One of the men is in a life-threatening condition and the other has since been discharged. The cause of the fire is under investigation by LFB and police.”

A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade stated: “The Brigade was called at 22.39 and the fire was brought under control by 00.16. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from Croydon, Purley, Woodside, Norbury and Wallington fire stations attended the scene.”

Police are at the moment making an attempt to hint their household.

More follows.