Woman dies after being found on fire in a London street Emergency services responded to reports of a woman, believed to be around 18 years old, burning on a level crossing at West Barnes Lane in New Malden. Firefighters extinguished the fire but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade said she had suffered burns to every part of her body. Police officers arrived at the scene at 1.10am and sealed off neighbouring streets and nearby Burlington Road, which remained closed at midday today. Officers said they believed they knew who the woman was and have informed next of kin, though no formal identification process has yet been completed. They are treating her death as unexplained and have launched an investigation with the fire brigade. Scotland Yard told reporters the fire may have started in a nearby house in Linkway. Witnesses or anyone with information about the incident should call 101.