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A woman and child were initially rescued from the second floor of one of the affected properties and received emergency care but were declared dead at the scene, the LFB said on Saturday.

Keeley Foster, LFB assistant commissioner, described the incident as "extremely tragic" and said the attending crew were met with a "well-developed fire".

She added that the LFB would work with the Met to determine the cause of the fire.

"A woman and a child were rescued from the second floor of one property by crews wearing breathing apparatus and received immediate emergency care," the LFB said.

LFB said it had been called to a "small fire" at 01:11 on Monday that was under control about 20 minutes later.