Toddler dies in fire at flat

Two people were arrested after a toddler died in a flat fire, police said yesterday.

A murder inquiry was launched after the 19-month-old girl died in hospital following the blaze in Camberwell, south east London, early on Saturday morning.

A 27-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested late on Saturday night at an address in south London, Scotland Yard said.

Fire crews used thermal imaging cameras and breathing apparatus as they attempted to rescue five people who were trapped in the building.

The five, who were all related, included two women aged 45 and 23, an 11-year-old girl, a four-year-old boy and the toddler.

They were all found unconscious and suffering from smoke inhalation.