Woolwich house fire: Woman dies in 'suspicious' blaze - BBC News
A man in his 60s was also seen jumping to safety as the blaze ripped through a townhouse in Woolwich.
Eight fire engines were called to the scene in Centurion Square

A woman has died in a "suspicious" fire which ripped through a south London townhouse.

Residents in Centurion Square, Woolwich, were woken by a loud bang at about 01:00 BST before flames took hold.

The victim, in her late 40s, was found dead inside the three-storey property.

A man in his 60s was seen jumping to safety from a second-floor window. He and a woman in her 50s both sustained non-life threatening injuries.

Up to 60 firefighters tackled the blaze, which prompted more than 20 emergency calls.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the fire was "being treated as suspicious".

A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said she heard a loud bang which she thought might have been some sort of gas explosion.

"I heard the boom so when I came out I just saw the flame and people were screaming.

"When I came there the old man was jumping from the top. He was just on the floor, it was horrible, I didn't want to watch."

The woman was found dead inside the house after the fire was brought under control

It is the third fatal fire in London in a week.

One woman died at the scene of a flat fire in Chalfont Road, Edmonton, on Sunday while another woman died in hospital following a flat fire in Chalk Farm, Camden, on Monday.

An investigation has begun into the cause of the Woolwich blaze, which was brought under control by 03:15, LFB said.

"Sadly one woman was found dead at the scene by crews wearing breathing apparatus," the brigade added.

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