Man Dies After Old Oak Common Lane Fire


Blaze broke out in the upper floors of a maisonette


25 firefighters attended the incident. Picture: London Fire Brigade

November 9, 2023

A man has died in hospital after a fire in a maisonette on Old Oak Common Lane last Friday (3 November).

The blaze took hold in the second and third floors of a mixed-use building near Western Avenue shortly before 11:28pm when the Fire Brigade was called. Six calls were received about the fire.

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters from Acton, Hammersmith and Park Royal fire stations attended.

Before they arrived one man had already been led to safety and was given emergency care by firefighters before being taken to hospital.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued another man from the flat. He was also treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, where he later died.

Part of a maisonette flat on the second and third floors of a mixed-use building was damaged by fire which was under control by 1am the following morning.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and Metropolitan Police Service.

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