Fatal fire: Sanderstead Road was closed off by emergency services attending a house fire on Friday night. Three men have died, while a fourth remains in hospital in a critical condition
A third man has died following the house fire on Sanderstead Road, South Croydon on Friday night.
A fourth man remains in hospital in a critical condition. A fifth man who self-presented at hospital on Friday has since been discharged.
Two men were pronounced dead at the scene on Friday, when fire broke out in a two-storey terraced house, opposite the former Red Deer pub. The windows of the building had been boarded up.
The three fatal casualties of the fire were all Polish, according to the Met Police.
Emergency services were called to the fire just before 11pm on Friday night.
“Officers are working to confirm the identity of the three men and inform their family,” a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said.
Terrace blaze: the windows on the house were boarded up
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Chief Inspector Imran Asghar, of the Met’s south area basic command unit, said: “This is an extremely sad incident, which has led to the deaths of three men, while a fourth man remains in hospital in a critical condition.
“My colleagues have made significant progress towards confirming the identities of the men and providing support to their families.
“This process is ongoing. At this stage, I understand that the three men who have died were Polish nationals, as are the other two men who attended hospital.
“Enquiries by specialist police and fire investigators are under way to establish the cause of the fire.”
- Inside Croydon – as seen on TV! – has been delivering local community news since 2010. 3million page views per year in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
- If you want real journalism, actually based in the borough, you should consider paying for it. Please sign up today. Click here for more details
- If you have a news story about life in or around Croydon, or want to publicise your residents’ association or business, or if you have a local event to promote, please email us with full details at inside.croydon@btinternet.com
- Our comments section on every report provides all readers with an immediate “right of reply” on all our content
- Inside Croydon works together with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, as well as BBC London News and ITV London
