Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a children’s care home on Robin Hood Way in Kingston Vale.
Half of the ground floor and part of the first floor of a converted semi-detached house were damaged by fire. One man left the building before the Brigade arrived and was treated on scene by London Ambulance Service crews.
The Brigade was called at 2241 and the fire was under control by 0033. Fire crews from New Malden, Wandsworth, Kingston and Wimbledon fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.