Sadly, a man has died following a house fire on Coulsdon Road, Coulsdon.
Half of the ground and first floors of a semi-detached house were damaged by fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued one man from the first floor using an internal staircase. Sadly, the man died at the scene.
Control Officers took the first call to the fire at 0138 and mobilised crews from Purley, Wallington and Croydon fire stations to the incident. The fire was under control by 0303.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.