A fire which killed six people in a tower block was started by an electrical fault in an old television, police have confirmed.
The portable TV set, which was at least 10 years old, caught fire after being left plugged in on the ninth floor of the building in Camberwell, south London.
The Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brigade and Forensic Science Service launched an inquiry after the blaze swept through Lakanal House on July 3.
Detective Inspector Rick Murphy said: "Initial results have found that the cause of the fire was an electrical fault originating in a portable TV set that was at least 10 years old.
"The make and model of the television set have not been confirmed so we will not speculate. It was in a room on the ninth floor."
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