Man dies after Tottenham blaze

Second fatal fire in Tottenham in space of a week
By James Cracknell

credit London Fire Brigade

A man has died following a fire at a flat in Willoughby Park Road, Tottenham.

Part of the flat, on the ground and first floor, was damaged by fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a man from the first floor. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews.

The brigade was called at 5.36pm on Sunday 19th December and the fire was under control by 7.19pm.

Three fire engines and around 20 firefighters from Tottenham, Walthamstow and Stoke Newington stations attended the incident. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

It is the second fatal blaze in Tottenham in just one week, after a woman died after a fire in her flat in Summerhill Road on 13th December.

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