Firefighters have issued a smoking safety reminder after a house fire on Standard Road in Hounslow.
Part of the ground floor, first floor and loft of a semi-detached house were damaged by the fire as well as a small part of the windows and facia. Some fencing between houses was also destroyed. One man left the building before the Brigade arrived. He was brought to safety from a flat roof at the rear of the property by firefighters using a ladder. He was assessed at the scene for smoke inhalation by London Ambulance Service crews.
The Brigade's fire investigators believe the blaze was accidental and caused by the unsafe disposal of smoking materials.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “Fires caused by smoking materials including cigarettes, roll-ups, cigars and pipes, result in more deaths than any other type of fire.
“Never leave lit cigarettes unattended and make sure to stub them out properly and dispose of them carefully when you have finished smoking.
"If you don’t, you risk causing a fire, which could not only destroy your home, but also put lives at risk.”
The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took 11 calls to the blaze.
The Brigade was called at 1835 and the fire was under control by 1933. Feltham, Heathrow, Acton and Southall fire stations were at the scene.