Mother and three children killed in house fire are named as schoolgirl, 13, remains fighting for her life: Man arrested over blaze is detained under mental health act

A parent and her 3 children who died successful a London location occurrence person been named.

Nusrat Usman, 43, Maryam Mikaiel, 15, Musa Usman, eight, and Raees Usman, four, each sadly mislaid their lives arsenic the occurrence ravaged done their spot successful Tillett Close, Stonebridge astatine astir 1am yesterday.

Firefighters were called to the country by neighbours and rescued Mrs Usman and 1 of her children from the 2nd floor, but paramedics were incapable to resuscitate them.

The different 2 children were recovered dormant wrong the property.

A miss aged 13 remains successful infirmary successful a 'critical condition' portion a pistillate successful her 70s has been discharged.

A 41-year-old antheral was arrested astatine the country connected suspicion of execution and helium has since been bailed and subsequently detained nether the Mental Health Act.

Superintendent Steve Allen, from the Met's section policing team, said: 'Our thoughts spell retired to each those impacted by what has happened.

'Specialist officers are continuing to enactment the wider household who person asked for privateness astatine this profoundly upsetting time.

'Local officers are moving intimately with officers from the Specialist Crime Command connected what continues to beryllium a precise analyzable investigation.

'I'd similar to convey the members of public, our archetypal responding officers and colleagues from different exigency services for their efforts during this highly pressurised and distressing incident.

'Equally, we admit this has affected the wider assemblage who person been highly supportive. You volition spot other officers successful the country during the coming days and immoderate of the cordons volition stay successful place.

'We are grateful for your patience and understanding. If you person immoderate concerns past delight talk to them.'

Councillor Tariq Dar MBE yesterday named Usman Ghani arsenic the antheral whose children and woman had been killed.

Locals told MailOnline the begetter had attempted to tally into the location but had to beryllium held backmost for his ain safety.

Cllr Dar wrote connected Facebook: 'It is with profound sadness that we stock the heartbreaking quality of the passing of the woman and 3 beloved children—a girl and 2 young sons—of Brother Usman Ghani successful a tragic location occurrence successful Wembley past night.

'Please retrieve the full household successful your heartfelt duas during this incredibly hard time.'

One pistillate successful the country said she tried to assistance the fishy giving him apparel anterior to the arrest: ‘He was conscionable sitting successful my car until the constabulary came and took him.

'I tried to talk to him but helium wasn't talking. All helium said was that it was his friend's house.'

One subsister of the blaze, which tore done 2 three-storey homes, told MailOnline yesterday she was ‘broken’.

Fadumo Dahir was dormant successful her location successful Stonebridge, northbound westbound London, erstwhile she was awoken by her member screaming ‘fire’ successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday morning.

The 28-year-old had to unit a doorway which got stuck arsenic she tried to flight with her household of 9 astir 1am.

Although her household managed to flight from the terraced property, Mrs Usman and her 3 children, Maryam, Musa and Raees each perished.

Yesterday Ms Dahir said: ‘We're devastated. Everything has burnt down and we're broken. We've mislaid everything. We escaped from the location with nothing. 

'The occurrence was going connected portion we were asleep. I went to the doorway to flight and it was jammed but yet I was capable to get it open.

‘All 9 of america were wrong astatine the clip of the fire. My member heard sizzling and things popular and helium screams “fire”.'

Meanwhile section electrician Victor Pedra attempted to prevention Mrs Usman's household aft proceeding a begetter screaming for help.

Mr Pedra smashed a window, injuring his manus arsenic helium helped to prevention a 70-year-old grandma and her teenage granddaughter from the flames.

Mr Pedra, 33, told the Sun: 'I heard the dada extracurricular crying and screaming "my children, my wife, my full household is successful there". He was successful daze and couldn’t truly speak.

'I couldn’t slumber that nighttime arsenic I conscionable kept proceeding the screams from wrong the house.’

Residents described seeing a young miss coughing and covered successful soot arsenic she staggered outside, earlier being enactment onto a stretcher. 

Michael Quinlivan, 83, has lived successful the country for 49 years and said helium had ne'er witnessed thing similar this.

He said: 'I woke up astatine 4th to 3 successful the morning, erstwhile I came down determination were a load of radical sitting connected those stairs.

'I deliberation I knew the older woman - she was a bully woman. Every clip I saw her we'd talk. I went backmost to furniture and could inactive perceive radical talking.' 

Anyone with accusation that could assistance the Met's probe is urged to telephone 101 with the notation 509/24MAY.

Information tin besides beryllium shared anonymously to Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111.