SEEK BETTER LIFE Student, 28, Named After Fatal Croydon House Fire

Peter Norman

Croydon Duppas Hill Terrace house fire victim named

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Gonthi Abhishek, 28, died in a blaze on Duppas Hill Terrace in the early hours of Tuesday (February 24), reports Times of India.

It adds that Gonthi, from Peddapuram in the Kakinada district of India, moved to London to study an MBA.

A second man was taken to hospital in a critical condition and a third is being treated for smoke inhalation.

Emergency services were called at around 1.30am to the fire on the ground and first floors of a two-storey house.

40 firefighters brought the flames under control by 2.47am.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the London Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police.

An LFB spokesperson said: Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters responded to a fire on Duppas Hill Terrace in Croydon.

“The fire involved the ground and first floors of a two storey house.

“Sadly, one man was declared dead at the scene and a second man is in a critical condition in hospital.

“A third man left the premises before the Brigade arrived, he was suffering from smoke inhalation and was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service.

“The Brigade was called at 0130 and crews from Croydon, Wallington, Woodside and surrounding fire stations attended the scene. The fire was under control by 0247.”

In an update, a Met Police spokesperson said: “At this stage, the incident is not being treated as suspicious.”

However, the fire is still being investigated and anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting reference 396/23FEB.

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