A man dies in a house fire, after a blaze broke out in home in Hanwell, West London.
A man has died after a fire broke out at a home in west London.
The London Fire Brigade were called shortly after 5.30am on Sunday to a fire at a terraced house on Humes Avenue in Hanwell.
A 79-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene whilst a 71-year-old man, who had left the building before the Brigade arrived, was taken to hospital by paramedics.
The incident was over for firefighters by 5.53am on Sunday, a little over 20 minutes after they were first called.
Three fire engines and around 15 firefighters from Ealing and Southall fire stations attended the scene.
Both the Metropolitan Police and the London Fire Brigade are investigating the cause of the fire.
The Met told the Standard enquiries are ongoing into how the fire started.
