A sixth body has been recovered after five members of the same family died in a house fire in west London on Sunday evening.
The bodies have included adults and children and have not yet been formally identified. A seventh person was taken to hospital with serious burns.
The families of all those concerned have been informed that a sixth body has been discovered.
The adults who lived at the home have been named locally as Aroen Kishen and wife Seema, while tributes named the youngsters as Riyan, Shanaya and Arohi.
A blaze tore through a home on Channel Close in Hounslow at about 10.30pm, the Metropolitan Police said.
The house was gutted by the flames, with the ground and first floor of the mid-terrace house destroyed.
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Tributes now line Channel Close, a residential cul-de-sac road by Great West Road, with a note on a bunch of flowers reading: ‘Rest in peace, sweet child.’
Police are treating the deaths as unexplained and have appealed for witnesses.
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Garth Hall said: ‘Firstly, I want to express my sincere condolences to all those affected by this terrible incident.
‘The deaths of so many people, including children, is simply heart-breaking.’
Hall said that investigation efforts have been hampered by the scene being ‘too unstable and dangerous’.
‘It was only after the walls were shored up, and the roof removed, that it became safe enough for search teams to enter the premises,’ he added.
‘We have now been able to sadly confirm the death of a sixth person.
‘The investigation into the cause of the fire continues and I must express my thanks to the London Fire Brigade, their knowledge and experience has been crucial in helping us understand what may have happened that dreadful night.’
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