Detectives believe the blaze at the end of terraced home in Walthamstow, thought to have been occupied by squatters, was started deliberately.
Detectives believe there was an 'incident' outside before blaze in WalthamstowA murder investigation has today been launched by Scotland Yard after two people died in a house fire in north-east London .
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters raced to the blaze in Forest Road, Walthamstow, last night where two people were pronounced dead at the scene Detective Chief Inspector Matt Webb, leading the investigation for the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said: 'We believe that there may have been an incident outside the address in Forest Road before the fire started and I am very keen to hear from anyone who witnessed something or perhaps has doorbell or dashcam footage.
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