Sixth body found after west London house fire

Nov 16, 2023

The body of a sixth person has been discovered following a house fire in west London, the Metropolitan Police said.

Five people had been confirmed killed in the fire in Hounslow on Sunday night, including Seema Ratra and her three young children. They were named in a tribute from their school as Riyan, Shanaya and Arohi.

Their father, Aroen Kishen, left the house before emergency services arrived and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A sixth person had remained unaccounted for.

The Met said the home had been “too unstable and dangerous” for investigating officers to go inside in the days following the blaze.

“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,” the force said.

It was then that the sixth body was found.

Detective chief inspector Garth Hall said the deaths were still being treated as “unexplained” and stressed officers did not want to “rush to any judgement”.

He said police would “follow where the evidence leads,” and added: “Should there be any change in the nature of this inquiry, we will share that information immediately.”

Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters battled the blaze after being called to the scene in Channel Close just before 10.30pm on Sunday night.

The ground floor and first floors of the mid-terrace house were destroyed and part of the roof was also damaged, while nearby properties were evacuated as a precaution.

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