Half of a bedsit flat on the ground floor of a three-storey residential building was damaged by fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued a man who was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews after suffering from smoke inhalation.

The fire is believed to have been accidental and involved a table fan placed on the bed.

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