Sadly, a woman has died following a fire at a house on Shepherdess Walk in Hackney.
Crews were called to an automatic fire alarm sounding due to a small fire in the basement of a mid-terraced house. Sadly, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Brigade was called at 0602 and the incident was over for firefighters by 0653. Two fire engines and around 10 firefighters from Shoreditch and Islington fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.