Sadly, a woman has died following a house fire on Pipewell Road in Carshalton.
Half of the ground floor was damaged by the fire. One woman was rescued from the building by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service, where she sadly later died.
The Brigade was called at 1046 and the incident was over for firefighters at 1122. Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters from Mitcham, Sutton, Wimbledon and Twickenham fire stations attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.