Neasden fire: 'Thorough and painstaking investigation'

A mother and five of her children have been killed in a house fire in north-west London.

Flames ripped through the semi-detached house in Sonia Gardens, Neasden, as six fire engines and 30 firefighters tackled the blaze at about 01:00 BST.

The victims have been named as the Kua family, by the police.

Chief Superintendent Matthew Gardner of the Metropolitan Police said the fire is not being treated as suspicious, but that the investigation is "thorough and painstaking".