Heartbroken parents pay tribute to three children killed in east London house fire | UK news

An 11-year-old girl and two boys, aged seven and 11, have died after a fire broke out in a terraced property in East Ham. Their parents paid tribute, saying: “You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.”

The parents of three children who died in an east London fire have paid tribute, saying: “Your lives were a blessing”.

The children died after the fire broke out in a terraced property in Napier Road, East Ham, on Saturday, July 13, just after 8.30am.

They have now been named as a seven-year-old boy, Muhammad Hanan Malik; 11-year-old girl Aayat Malik and 13-year-old boy Nakash Malik.

In a statement paying tribute to the children, their parents Khurram Malik and Naumana Gul Khan said: “Your lives were a blessing, your memory a treasure.

“You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. May you rest in peace in God’s heaven.”

The Metropolitan Police said it was investigating the cause of the fire with the London Fire Brigade.

“At this stage, there is no evidence to suggest any suspicious circumstances,” a force spokesman said.

Police previously said one of the children died at the scene, while the other two died at the hospital.

As the third child’s death was announced, Newham mayor Rokhsana Fiaz said the news added to the “deep pain and sadness felt by our community here”.

“There really are no words to express how we as a community are reeling from the shock and horror of what a house fire can do,” Ms Fiaz said.

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Half of the first floor and the ground floor of the house were damaged in the fire.

Six fire engines and approximately 40 firefighters attended the incident.

Neighbor and family friend Rida Nawaz said at the time: “My husband broke the upstairs window, I broke the front window. We just wanted to save them.”