Overview
- The fire broke out shortly before 1:45am on Albemarle Road in Barnet, north London.
- Four fire engines and about 25 firefighters responded to the ground-floor blaze in a two-storey semi-detached house.
- Firefighters removed a man and a woman from the property, and London Ambulance Service paramedics pronounced both dead at the scene.
- The London Fire Brigade reported the incident under control by 3:14am after crews from nearby stations tackled the fire.
- The victims were both 90, according to reports, and the Metropolitan Police said next of kin have been informed as an investigation into the cause continues.