Residents want answers after girl killed in gas explosion
The Metropolitan Police said officers believe the child was a four-year-old girl and that her next of kin have been informed.

A community in south London is searching for answers after a young girl was killed in a suspected gas explosion.
The child, believed to be aged four, died and three others were injured after a terraced house collapsed following an explosion and fire on Galpinās Road in Thornton Heath at just after 7am on Monday.
Police confirmed the girlās body was recovered from a building, while the three others were taken to hospital. A fourth person was treated at the scene.
Two of the roadās residents were hailed as āheroesā after they rescued three children from a house moments after the blast.
Leader of Merton Council Ross Garrod described the incident as a gas explosion, while firefighters said investigations to establish the cause were ongoing.
Residents said they had reported a strong gas smell in the area which had persisted for around two weeks, while others said engineers had been working on the street and digging holes in peopleās homes in recent days to resolve the issue.
More than 100 people were evacuated to the nearby New Horizonās Centre on Monday, where they were briefed on the situation by Merton Council officers, the Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade later in the evening.
Some grew agitated and raised their voices as they were told they would not be able to return to their homes and that workers had been unable to turn off the gas.
Reverend Deji Ayorinde, of the nearby Pollards Hill Baptist Church, told the PA news agency: āThere is anger in the room. There is anger in the community surrounding unanswered questions.ā
He said there was anger that no representatives of gas companies were at the briefing to answer questions.
āThis thing was reported and it still wasnāt resolved days or weeks later,ā he said.
āWho takes ownership for that? The anger has built up because it has now cost a life and thatās a catalyst for the strength of emotion around this.ā
The electricity was switched off on Galpinās Road as a precaution, which also affected households that were not in the cordoned-off exclusion zone, PA understands.
Residents were being housed in nearby accommodation by the council, with one telling PA that authorities said it could take five to 10 days before they could go home.
The 48-year-old, who lives on Galpinās Road and wished to remain anonymous, also said the gas company not turning up to the community centre to answer questions from residents was ādisrespectfulā.
She said: āThey have not been here. Everyone is disgusted. It is heartbreaking, it is disrespectful. They owe it to the people who have supported the family.ā
The woman said she had had nose bleeds in recent days while others on the street had felt unwell.
Deborah Monfries, 62, told PA that both she and her husband Arthur, 62, started experiencing symptoms like dizziness.
In an update on Monday evening, the council said: āMore than 100 residents have been evacuated from Galpinās Road.
āCouncil officers are at New Horizon Centre organising accommodation for those people, while the emergency services continue to work in the area.ā
PA has contacted gas distribution company SGN, which is the gas emergency service in the area, for comment.
A spokeswoman from the firm said in a statement earlier on Monday: āFollowing the explosion in Galpinās Road, Thornton Heath, earlier today, our deepest sympathies are with the family of the child who has tragically died as well as those who have been injured.
āWeād like to reassure everyone that our engineers are working closely with the emergency services to establish the cause of the explosion. Given the ongoing police investigation, it is inappropriate to comment any further at this stage.ā