Firefighters are issuing a safety reminder about cooking following a fire at a block of flats on Elm Park Gardens in Chelsea.
Part of a ground-floor flat was damaged by fire. One man was rescued from the flat by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus. He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service.
The fire is being treated as accidental and is believed to have been caused by cooking that had been left unattended.
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "Fires are more likely to start in the kitchen than any other room in the home.
"Cooking should never be left unattended on the hob or grill - if you have to leave the kitchen, turn off the heat.
“All it can take is for you to become distracted for a few seconds and your cooking oil can quickly go up in flames.”
The Brigade was called at 0154 and Control Officers mobilised crews from Fulham, Kensington and surrounding fire stations to the scene. The fire was extinguished by 0247.