A blaze that left residents homeless is not being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed.
Five people, including a child, were treated for smoke inhalation and several households were rehoused after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Chelmer Crescent on Thames View Estate, Barking, on January 28.
Police investigated the possibility of arson after a council flat was destroyed but this week said no foul play was involved.
A spokesman said: “The investigation determined that no accelerants were used to start the fire at Chelmer Crescent and there was no evidence to indicate that a crime had been committed.
“The fire was classified as non-suspicious as a result and the investigation is now closed.”
A council spokesman said that all but two of the households affected by the blaze had returned to Chelmer Crescent.
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