Sadly, a boy has died following a fire in Lewisham.
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters tackled a fire at a block of maisonettes on Lewisham Road, Lewisham.
A maisonette split between the ground and first floors was destroyed by the fire. Part of a maisonette split between the second and third floors was damaged by the fire along with a small part of the external fascia of the building. One woman was treated on scene by London Ambulance Service and taken to hospital. Three further people left the building before the Brigade arrived. Sadly, a boy died at the scene.
The Brigade's Drone Team were deployed to provide the Incident Commander with an aerial view of the fire.
Control Officers took the first of 14 calls at 2355 and mobilised crews to the scene from Greenwich, Lewisham, Lee Green and surrounding fire stations. The fire was under control by 0202.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
