A man has sadly died in hospital after he sustained burns when a fire ripped through a flat in Carshalton last week.

Firefighters and paramedics were called to a block of flats in Culvers Retreat, in Carshalton, on Saturday morning (December 30, 2017) after a fire broke out in a ground-floor property.

Two fire engines and 10 firefighters and officers from Wallington and Mitcham fire stations attended after being called at 9.12 am.

A small part of a ground floor flat was damaged in the fire, which crews had under control by 9.38am.

A man suffering from burns was rescued and taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics.

The fire broke out at a flat on Culvers Retreat
The fire broke out at a flat on Culvers Retreat

Sadly he died in hospital four days later on Wednesday (January 3).

No other people were reported to have suffered injuries in the fire.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated by London Fire Brigade.