FIVE members of a family, including three children, have died following a fire at a house in west London.
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze in Channel Close, Hounslow, at 10.26pm on Sunday, London Fire Brigade said.
The ground floor and first floors of the mid-terraced house were destroyed by the fire and part of the roof was also damaged.
Five people on the first floor of the building were pronounced dead at the scene, the brigade said.
The Metropolitan Police said three children were thought to have died in the blaze and that those killed were all believed to be members of the same family.
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