A woman died following a house fire on Pipewell Road in Carshalton on Thursday.
According to the London Fire Brigade, 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 LFB said. The woman has not yet been named by the emergency services.
The Brigade was called at 10.46am on Thursday, and firefighters had the incident under control by 11.22am.
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,” the LFB said.
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