According to the media reports, the 23 year old Sophie Rosser used to share her apartment with fiance Oscar Silva, 28 year old. It is reported that the saddening incident took place in the region of East London.
According to sources Sophie was on her way to home from Chelsea. She witnessed that her apartment was on fire. Sophie rushed to her apartment which was reported to be on the sixth floor of the building. She initially intended to rescue her fiance but she was caught under huge clouds of smoke. It is reported that she died of suffocation.
In a statement read to the court, it was said that:
“’A cab dropped her off at 1.37 on Sunday morning and I was asleep. Sophie called me to say there was a fire and our flat mate and I should evacuate.”
The statement further added that:
“The intercom sounded but I couldn’t hear who it was. The stairwell was full of smoke so we couldn’t get out. We went back into the flat. I rang Sophie at 1.43 but there was no answer.”
Miss Rosser was found in the lobby of the fourth floor of the six-floor building by fireman Joseph Carter.