Romford fire: Woman dies in blaze as 40 firefighters called to property

A woman has died following a house fire in Romford on Thursday night.

Forty firefighters were called to Queens Park Road just after 10pm after reports that a two-storey mid-terraced house was on fire.

A woman was rescued from the first floor but died at the scene. An investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "Sadly a woman died in a house fire on Queens Park Road in Havering.

"Firefighters tackled a fire at a two-storey mid-terraced house where the majority of the ground floor was damaged by the fire. Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman from the first floor of the property, sadly she died at the scene.

The cause of the fire will be investigated.