Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fire at flats in east London
One person was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after one person, believed to be a woman, died in a fire at a block of flats in east London.
Five others were taken to hospital following the blaze on Tollgate Road in Beckton, Newham, at around 5.28pm on Thursday.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the person who died was found in a second-floor flat and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesperson for LFB said: āThe stairwell from the ground floor to the second floor of a residential block was destroyed by fire. Half of the second floor was also damaged by the blaze.ā
Police said investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: āIt is believed that there has been one female fatality and a number of others injured.
āOne male has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident and inquiries are ongoing.ā
The London Ambulance Service said five ambulance crews and the air ambulance attended the scene.
A spokesperson said: āWe treated five patients before taking them to hospital.
āSadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.ā
The mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz, said she was ādeeply saddenedā by the incident.
She wrote on Twitter: āDeepest thanks to @LFBNewhamĀ fireĀ fighters, @MPSNewham and @Ldn_Ambulance for their emergency response efforts.
ā@NewhamLondon officers are working closely with them to support affected residents.ā
She added: āWe are deeply saddened by the news that there has been one fatality already from theĀ fireĀ that broke out in flats in Beckton.
āOur deepest condolences to loved ones now in mourning.ā