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 while a 71-year-old man, who had left the building before the Brigade arrived, was taken to hospital by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.
The incident was over for firefighters by 5.53am on Sunday, just 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.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.34am yesterday (4 May) to reports of a fire in Humes Avenue, Hanwell.
“We sent an ambulance crew, two paramedics in fast response cars, an incident response officer and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene.
“Sadly one person died at the scene. We treated another patient and took him to hospital.”
Anyone with information can call the police on 101 with the reference 1510/4May.
