London tower fire kills two children

TWO children, including a three-week-old baby and a seven-year-old, died last night after a fire ripped through a south London tower block.

More than 100 firefighters tackled the blaze at the 12-storey block of flats in Camberwell. The firestarted at 3.30pm.

A spokesman for the ambulance service said that 13 people, including the two children who died, had been taken to hospital and three were in a serious condition.