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| Hampstead fire: Woman dies in fire at block of flats | Hampstead fire: Woman dies in fire at block of flats |
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| A woman has died in a fire at a block of flats in north London. | A woman has died in a fire at a block of flats in north London. |
| She was rescued from the four-storey building in Daleham Garden, Hampstead, in the early hours of Tuesday but died at the scene. | She was rescued from the four-storey building in Daleham Garden, Hampstead, in the early hours of Tuesday but died at the scene. |
| London Fire Brigade (LFB) said about 20 people managed to escape from the building before crews arrived. | London Fire Brigade (LFB) said about 20 people managed to escape from the building before crews arrived. |
| The cause of the fire, which took 60 firefighters about three hours to get under control, is being investigated. The woman who died has not been named. | The cause of the fire, which took 60 firefighters about three hours to get under control, is being investigated. The woman who died has not been named. |
| Crews in eight fire engines, along with an aerial appliance, attended the scene after the alarm was raised just before 02:00 GMT. | Crews in eight fire engines, along with an aerial appliance, attended the scene after the alarm was raised just before 02:00 GMT. |
| Retired teacher Aura Romero, 72, was one of the residents who had to flee her home, but with no time to take any of her possessions. | Retired teacher Aura Romero, 72, was one of the residents who had to flee her home, but with no time to take any of her possessions. |
| She said: "I was already asleep in bed when it happened. | She said: "I was already asleep in bed when it happened. |
| "I heard all these people running and shouting, someone knocked on my door and said: 'Come out! Come out!' | "I heard all these people running and shouting, someone knocked on my door and said: 'Come out! Come out!' |
| "I was able to get dressed but there was no time for shoes, I was walking around in the street in my socks until a gentleman gave me a coat and some shoes. | "I was able to get dressed but there was no time for shoes, I was walking around in the street in my socks until a gentleman gave me a coat and some shoes. |
| "I'm OK physically, but I am obviously quite upset. I don't know where I'm going to live." | "I'm OK physically, but I am obviously quite upset. I don't know where I'm going to live." |
| LFB said the fire had badly damaged the ground and first floors of the building, while the second and third floors and roof were all destroyed. | LFB said the fire had badly damaged the ground and first floors of the building, while the second and third floors and roof were all destroyed. |
| Rupert Barnes had been staying with his fiancée, who lived in the building. | Rupert Barnes had been staying with his fiancée, who lived in the building. |
| He said: "The fire brigade arrived within five minutes, but it was pretty clear this was going to be a serious fire just by the way it had taken hold quite quickly. | |
| "It was pretty clear that we [needed to] act pretty quickly to evacuate the building. | "It was pretty clear that we [needed to] act pretty quickly to evacuate the building. |
| "There was one lady who was very good at shouting at everybody, saying 'there was a fire' and to 'get out.'" | "There was one lady who was very good at shouting at everybody, saying 'there was a fire' and to 'get out.'" |