Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to a house fire on Mary Peters Drive in Greenford.
The second floor of a mid-terraced house was destroyed by fire. Part of the first and ground floors of the building were also damaged by the blaze. One man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. Sadly, one person died.
The Brigade was called at 1122 and the fire was under control by 1459. Fire crews from Northolt, Harrow, Southall, Ealing and Park Royal fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.