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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a fire broke out in an apartment block in east London – killing a woman and injuring several people.
Police, paramedics, air ambulance and six fire engines went to the scene at Tollgate Road, Picton, at around 5.25pm on Thursday.
Residents reportedly jumped out of upstairs windows in an attempt to escape the flames.
London Ambulance Service confirmed one person died at the scene, while five others were treated and taken to hospital.
Scotland Yard said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident.
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A manager from Lidl supermarket opposite the flat building told MyLondon: “I saw people jumping out of windows from the balcony upstairs, people running all over the place.
“They had a mattress there and they were trying to jump on it but some people didn’t even get to the mattress.”
A Met police spokesman said: “Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.”
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire had “destroyed” a stairwell that ran between the ground and second floors of the apartment building.
Half of the second floor was also damaged by the fire.
About 40 firefighters spent more than an hour dealing with the blaze, which was brought under control around 6.35pm.
The London Ambulance Service has dispatched five ambulance crews to the scene, along with other specialist response units and London Air Ambulance.
A road closure on Tolgate Road was closed Thursday night, and restrictions were placed on Bradley Stone Road and Valiant Way.
An investigation into the fire is now being conducted by Scotland Yard and the LFB.
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