Police outside the apartment block in Pimlico (Picture: UKNIP)

A woman has died after fire broke out at an apartment block in London.

Police said they were called at 5.20pm to a residential building in Page Street, Pimlico.

They said: ‘Officers responded with London Ambulance Service paramedics and the London Fire Brigade.

‘One woman – no further details – was found deceased.

‘Police are working to confirm her identity and inform next of kin.

‘The cause of the fire is currently unknown and will be investigated with the LFB.’

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