Firefighters save a child and a man, but the woman tragically passes away in hospital

A woman has tragically passed away following a house fire in Eltham, despite the efforts of firefighters who rescued her from the burning building. The incident occurred on Thursday at around 4:30am in Alderwood Road, where a man and a child had already managed to escape the terraced house before emergency services arrived.

Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) entered the house, which was engulfed in flames, and used breathing apparatus to save the woman, who had become trapped on the staircase. They successfully dragged her out of the house, but she was later pronounced dead in hospital.

The fire severely damaged half of the ground floor and most of the first floor, with the roof completely destroyed. A total of six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from Eltham, Sidcup, Lee Green, Bexley, and Plumstead fire stations responded to the emergency.

An LFB spokesperson stated, “A man and a child left the building before the Brigade arrived. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman via an internal staircase. They were all taken to hospital, where the woman sadly later died.”

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by both the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service. By 6am, the fire had been brought under control.