Three men killed and one other fighting for life after Croydon house fire

Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire/PA Images
The fire broke out at a property on Sanderstead Road, south Croydon. Credit: Google

Three men have been killed and one other is fighting for his life following a house fire in south Croydon.

Emergency services were called to a fire at a two-storey end-of-terraced house on Sanderstead Road shortly before 11pm on Friday.

Two men were pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers are working to inform their next of kin.

On Saturday, a third man, believed to be in his 30s, died in hospital, the force said.

Fire investigators outside a property on Sanderstead Road, Croydon, where two men died after a house fire Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire/PA Images

Two other men self-presented at hospital following the fire. One remains in a life-threatening condition, while the other been discharged.

Police and firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire.

Most of the ground floor of the property was damaged in the blaze, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said.

In a statement, they added: "Three people were rescued from the house by firefighters and treated by London Ambulance Service crews. Sadly, two people were pronounced dead at the scene."

The fire was brought under control by 12.15am on Saturday.

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from Croydon, Purley, Woodside, Norbury and Wallington fire stations attended the blaze.

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