Man dies from smoke inhalation after being rescued from flat fire
By Lucy Buckland
lucy.buckland@essnmedia.co.uk
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TRAGIC: Firefighters rescued the man from the fire but he died later in hospital
A man has died from smoke inhalation, an hour after being rescued from a fire at his Selhurst flat.
The 50-year-old was pulled from his home in Ely Road, after firefighters had been called there at 11.35pm last night (Saturday).
He was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to save him.
A London Fire Brigade spokesman said the blaze only caused five per cent fire damage to the flat.
Police added that the fire was being treated as non-suspicious.
A police spokesman said: "We were called to a fire at an address in Ely Road yesterday evening. A 50-year-old man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
"He later died from his injuries."
Comments
by Kelly, Croydon
Tuesday, December 22 2009, 3:22PM
“Oh dear, RIP and condolences to his family at this time of year particularly.”