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Mother and Three Children die in London House Fire
A devastating house fire in Stonebridge, northwest London, has claimed the lives of a mother and three of her children. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze.
A family has been torn apart after a house fire in northwest London.Police have identified the victims as Nusrat Usman, 43, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, eight, and Raees Usman, four.
the fire broke out in Stonebridge,near Wembley,early Saturday morning. A woman in her 70s was hospitalized but has since been discharged. A 13-year-old girl remains in hospital in a critical condition.
A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene and later bailed. He has since been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Flowers and a teddy bear have been placed near the scene of the fire. Emergency crews were seen erecting scaffolding around the damaged buildings.
Cecilia Marquis, 60, a neighbor, expressed her shock, saying she was “stunned by the devastation.”
“This will leave a devastating impact,” Ms. Marquis added, having witnessed the fire.
Mohamed Labidi, 38, a witness, said he “can’t even look at the house right now.”
“We used to socialise together,” Labidi stated. “They’re very good people,
