A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 14-year-old girl in an east London fire has been released by police.
The girl, named locally as Tiffany Regis, died in the fire on Thursday at a block of flats in Beckton.
The Metropolitan Police said the boy has been bailed pending further inquiries until early May.
Five others at the address were injured. They have since been discharged from hospital.
Police were called at about 5.28pm on Thursday to the fire in Tollgate Road, which detectives are treating as arson.
Speaking after the murder investigation was launched on Friday, Chief Superintendent Simon Crick, who leads the Met’s north east command unit, said: “My thoughts at this time are with the victim and their family and friends.
“Incidents such as these send shockwaves through our communities and I don’t underestimate the impact this will have in the local area and beyond.
“Your officers will be on patrol in the immediate vicinity over the Easter weekend, please talk to them if you have any concerns.”
Vasee Ahmed a family friend, who saw the blaze take hold, told the Standard: “Tiffany was loving and caring and was very close to my daughter and wife.
“Tiffany was living with her gran near the Asda as her gran was elderly.
“That flat was Tiffany’s friends I think the school friends got together and met up in the flat to just have a chat and enjoy their holidays.”
They added: “We have lived in Beckton since 1988 and have seen kids and families grow up over the years.
“My daughter is in the same class as Tiffany in Kingsford Community School.
“We always saw Tiffany she was so generous and humble and has a heart of gold.
“My daughter is very distressed since yesterday as she is trying to come to terms with this tragedy.”
