Fire South East London – Officials say four persons including two children and two adult females are dead following a house fire in South East London Thursday.

More than three dozens of Fire response teams arrived the scene on Hamilton Road in Bexleyheath at about 8:30 p.m. The four victims were rescued from the first floor with a nine-meter ladder. The four were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Authorities say a man left the apartment before the arrival of the London Fire Bridge and was transported to the hospital by EMS.

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At about 9:45 p.m. the fire was put off successfully. Law enforcement agencies say the cause of the fire outbreak is still under investigation.