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| Forensic experts and fire officials are investigating the speed at which a fire spread through a south London tower block killing six people. | Forensic experts and fire officials are investigating the speed at which a fire spread through a south London tower block killing six people. |
| London Mayor Boris Johnson will meet fire crews who fought the blaze at Lakanal House in Camberwell. | |
| Several residents have described the layout of the block, which only had one central staircase, as "a maze". | Several residents have described the layout of the block, which only had one central staircase, as "a maze". |
| Three women and three children died in the fire, believed to have spread from a flat on the ninth floor on Friday. | Three women and three children died in the fire, believed to have spread from a flat on the ninth floor on Friday. |
| Helen Udoaka, 34, her three-week-old daughter Michelle, Dayana Francisquini, 26, her three-year-old son Filipe Francisquini, her daughter, who has been named in media reports as six-year-old Thais, and Catherine Hickman, 31, lost their lives in the blaze in the 12-storey building. | |
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| The mayor is due to visit the scene later on Monday. | |
| London Assembly member Jenny Jones has called for a public inquiry into the fire to ascertain whether 1960s tower blocks were "genuinely safe". | |
| Twelve people received treatment in hospital following the fire. | |
| The single staircase is being investigated after questions were raised over whether there were adequate escape routes and fire prevention measures. | The single staircase is being investigated after questions were raised over whether there were adequate escape routes and fire prevention measures. |
| Building 'not untypical' | |
| Ms Jones, who chairs London Assembly's planning and housing committee, said: "There's one very close to it (Lakanal House) that's absolutely identical, and obviously those people are going to be worried for themselves as well. | |
| Three-week-old Michelle Udoaka was the youngest victim of the fire | |
| "I think the first thing we have to have is a public inquiry, because we've got to know, not only for this block, but for all the other thousands of blocks in the rest of Britain, whether or not they are genuinely safe". | |
| She said there was a need for a register listing all these tower blocks, which should be updated with refurbishments as and when they were carried out. | |
| The London Fire Brigade said a "unique situation" caused "one of the most significant fires in some time in terms of lives lost". | The London Fire Brigade said a "unique situation" caused "one of the most significant fires in some time in terms of lives lost". |
| About 100 firefighters tackled the blaze which began on Friday afternoon. Officers said it could be "some weeks" until the cause was known. | |
| Earlier the leader of Southwark Council, Councillor Nick Stanton, said the design of the building was "not untypical and met all the fire safety requirements laid down at the time of its construction". | Earlier the leader of Southwark Council, Councillor Nick Stanton, said the design of the building was "not untypical and met all the fire safety requirements laid down at the time of its construction". |
| He said the council had spent £3.5m refurbishing the building and meeting current safety fire requirements. | He said the council had spent £3.5m refurbishing the building and meeting current safety fire requirements. |