NATIONAL: Two dead after south-west London flat fire

The pair were pronounced dead at the scene after emergency services were called to the fire in Tolworth Rise South, Kingston, early on Tuesday morning.

Eight fire engines and 58 firefighters and officers attended after the London Fire Brigade was called at 4.55am, and managed to get the blaze under control by 7.44am.

Five people suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service.

The Metropolitan Police said a number of residents from surrounding properties were evacuated as a precaution.

The first floor and loft conversion of one flat and the loft conversion of a second flat were damaged by fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.