"The fire broke out in a first-floor flat just before 15:00 GMT on Wednesday on Cooper's Road in Bermondsey, London Fire Brigade said. One teenager was declared dead at the scene. A second teenager left before four fire engines and 25 firefighters arrived and was taken to hospital."
"Crews from Dockhead, Dowgate, Shadwell and Whitechapel attended the scene. Another fire, which broke out in nearby Tulse Hill at about 14:20, was being tackled by 70 firefighters at the time."
A fire broke out in a first-floor flat on Cooper's Road in Bermondsey, south-east London, just before 15:00 GMT on Wednesday. One teenager was declared dead at the scene, while a second teenager evacuated before emergency services arrived and was transported to hospital. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters from Dockhead, Dowgate, Shadwell, and Whitechapel stations responded to the incident. The fire occurred near Old Kent Road fire station. Simultaneously, another fire in nearby Tulse Hill was being managed by 70 firefighters. The cause of the Cooper's Road fire remains under investigation.
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