Tragedy in Erith: An 86-year-old woman has died after a devastating house fire.
Fire Breaks Out in Mill Road Home
- Emergency services rushed to a mid-terraced house in Mill Road, near Brook Street, at 5:45 PM on Saturday, 11 January.
- The fire severely damaged the ground floor of the property.
- London Fire Brigade, Metropolitan Police, and London Ambulance Service all attended the scene.
- Firefighters found the elderly woman inside and, despite desperate efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Her next of kin have been informed, but formal identification is pending.
Investigation into Cause of Fire Underway
The exact cause of the blaze remains unknown. Teams from the London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the fatal fire.
Emergency Services Speak Out
Metropolitan Police
“Police are investigating after an elderly woman was found dead following a fire at a house in Erith. Officers were called at 5:45 PM on Saturday, 11 January, and attended the scene at Mill Road, Erith, with London Fire Brigade. Part of the ground floor of a mid-terraced house had been damaged by fire. Sadly, an 86-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed, but she has yet to be formally identified. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.”
London Ambulance Service (LAS)
“We were called at 5:39 PM on Saturday, 11 January, to reports of a fire in Mill Road, Erith. We sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART). The first crews arrived within six minutes. Our teams treated a woman at the scene. Sadly, despite the best efforts of emergency responders, she died.”
What’s Next?
London Fire Brigade continues to investigate the fire’s cause. Authorities say they will provide updates as new information emerges.
