Sadly a man has died following a fire on Old Oak Common Lane in Acton.
Part of a maisonette flat on the second and third floors of a mixed-use building was damaged by fire. One man was led to safety from the flat before firefighters arrived. He was given immediate emergency care by firefighters before being taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued another man from the flat. He was give immediate emergency care before being taken to hospital, where he sadly later died.
The Brigade's 999 Control Officers received six calls about the fire.
The Brigade was called at 2328 and the fire was extinguished by 0100. Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters from Acton, Hammersmith and Park Royal fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and Metropolitan Police Service.