Five dead and one unaccounted for after London house fire

One man left the property before emergency crews arrived and was later taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One person remains unaccounted for

Five people have died and one person is unaccounted for following a fire at a terraced house in Hounslow (George Lithgow/PA)

Five people have died and one person is unaccounted for following a fire at a house in west London.

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters were called to the blaze in Channel Close, Hounslow, at 10.26pm on Sunday, London Fire Brigade said.