A man has sadly died following a house fire on Eric Road in Chadwell Heath.
Part of the first floor of a mid-terraced house was damaged by the fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a man from the first floor. He was treated on scene and taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews, where he sadly later died.
The Brigade was called at 1059 and the fire was under control by 1217. Fire crews from Dagenham, Barking and Ilford fire stations were at the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.