Sadly, a woman has died following a house fire on Higham Hill Road in Walthamstow.
Most of the ground floor and part of the first floor of a semi-detached house were damaged by fire. Firefighters rescued a woman from the ground floor of the building. She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
The Brigade was called at 0520 and the fire was under control by 0702. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from Walthamstow, Tottenham and Leyton fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.