Children have written touching tributes in chalk on the ground near the scene where a young girl died following an explosion in Croydon.

“Spread your wings” has been chalked alongside drawings of hearts and rainbows beside the police cordon at the junction of Berkshire Way and Galpin’s Road in Thornton Heath.

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Several bouquets and teddies have also been left at the scene, which was quiet on Tuesday morning by contrast to the large gathering of residents who had been evacuated the day before.

Around 100 people have been housed in nearby hotels while others who live within the cordoned area told PA on Tuesday morning they were not evacuated because they were a safe distance away.

A girl, believed to be aged four, died and three others were injured after a house collapsed following an explosion on Galpin’s Road just after 7am on Monday.