Mother, 43, and Her 3 Young Children, Who Were Described as 'Really Good People,' Die in a House Fire

A mother and 3 of her children died successful a house fire successful London — and a man was taken into custody successful narration to nan tragedy. 

Police were called to assistance nan section occurrence brigade astatine a location successful Stonebridge, a vicinity successful nan northwest portion of nan city, astatine astir 1:22 a.m. section clip connected Saturday, May 24, per a press release from nan Metropolitan Police. 

Police said nan victims person been identified arsenic 4 members of nan aforesaid family: 43-year-old Nusrat Usman, her daughter, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, and her 2 sons, Musa Usman, 8, and Raees Usman, 4.

A female successful her 70s and a 13-year-old woman from nan aforesaid family were besides taken to nan hospital, and nan teen remains successful captious condition, per police.

Police said a 41-year-old man “was arrested astatine nan segment successful relationship pinch nan incident.” He was released from constabulary custody, but was past “subsequently detained nether nan Mental Health Act,” per nan property release. 

The Mental Health Act permits a personification to beryllium detained and treated without their consent, according to nan U.K.’s National Health Service website.

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London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Keeley Foster said to reporters during a May 24 press conference, calling nan incident “extremely tragic.” 

“Upon arrival, firefighters were met pinch a well-developed fire,” Foster continued, adding that occurrence crews wearing breathing apparatuses were “able to rescue nan female and 1 of nan children from nan 2nd floor, but they were later declared deceased astatine nan scene.”

“Two children were discovered to person died successful nan occurrence arsenic crews carried retired [a] search," she said.

Foster added that nan Brigade’s typical occurrence investigation portion is moving intimately pinch constabulary to find nan origin of nan fire.

PEOPLE reached retired to nan Metropolitan Police for remark connected Sunday, May 25, but did not person an contiguous response.

Neighbors of nan family were shocked and saddened upon learning of nan news of nan fatalities, pinch 1 eyewitness telling The Daily Mail they heard “small explosions” astatine nan clip of nan fire, on pinch nan smell of smoke.

Mohamed Labidi, a 38-year-old coach who lives connected nan street, described nan family arsenic “really bully people,” while speaking to nan PA news agency. He added that he can't "even look astatine nan location correct now,” per nan BBC.

Neighbor Cecilia Marquis, 60, told nan outlet, "I conscionable consciousness numb."

Another neighbour told nan outlet that nan family had moved to nan U.K. from Pakistan much than 20 years ago.