"We understand there have been two fatalities of children, one three weeks old and one seven years," a Metropolitan Police spokesman told AFP.
A total of 13 people were taken to hospital after the blaze in Camberwell, south London, most with smoke inhalation.
Some 30 people were trapped inside but have now been brought out, London Fire Brigade said, adding that the blaze was under control and there were no reports of people still trapped inside.
Around 100 firefighters were at the scene of the fire, which started on the fourth floor and spread to the 11th.
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Publié le 03 Juillet 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones





