The roof of the house was destroyed
(Picture: LFB)A woman has died in a housefire that a child and a man managed to escape in Eltham.
Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) managed to drag the woman out of the burning house after she became trapped by a staircase in her home in Alderwood Road at 4.30am on Thursday.
A man and child had managed to escape the terraced house before firefighters arrived.
All of the occupants were taken to hospital, where the woman sadly died.
The roof of the building was completely destroyed as well as the majority of the first floor.
An LFB spokesman said: “Half of the ground floor and most of the first floor of a mid-terraced house were damaged by fire. The roof of the building was destroyed.
“A man and a child left the building before the Brigade arrived. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman via an internal staircase. They were all taken to hospital, where the woman sadly later died.
“Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters from Eltham, Sidcup, Lee Green, Bexley and Plumstead fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.
LFB said the fire was under control by 6am. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, they added.
