Overview
- Metropolitan Police arrested a 41-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman, neither known to the victim, and are holding them in custody.
- The one-year-old girl died in hospital after her family of four sought treatment over a chemical smell in a Barking Road flat.
- Two adults and another child, aged six, were treated in hospital; their injuries were not life-threatening or life-changing.
- About 12 neighbouring residents were evacuated as specialist firefighters conducted hazardous-materials sweeps and ventilated the property.
- The investigation continues with London Fire Brigade support, and reports indicate the case is not being treated as terror-related.