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A woman has died after a suspected gas explosion saw flames tear through a flat in Harrow, north west London, overnight.

Picture show the devastating impact of the fire on the home in Fulbeck Way, with flames and smoke billowing into the night sky.

A second woman and a baby are currently being treated in hospital as sniffer dogs have been called in to search through the rubble of the destroyed building.

The victim was found inside the flat as firefighters searched the property this morning.

The baby was among three people who had to be rescued from the first floor of the two-storey building as emergency services, including 70 firefighters, responded to the incident.

The London Fire Brigade said: ‘The first floor partially collapsed due to the force of the explosion. Sadly, one woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

‘Firefighters using an aerial ladder platform and breathing apparatus rescued a man, woman, and a baby from the first floor.

‘The woman and baby were assessed at the scene and taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews.’

Local resident Rahman Alanezi told the Press Association: ‘Everyone was screaming that there was a baby inside and they took him out.’

He added that an ‘old lady’ was missing after the blast.


Around 40 people were evacuated from nearby properties as a precaution as crews tackled the blaze for several hours.

The LFB said the fire had been brought under control by about 3.30am.

The woman’s body was found at about 4am as firefighters searched the property, the Metropolitan Police said.

The LFB and the Met are probing the cause of the blast and the Health and Safety Executive has been informe


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