Flames engulfed ground floor flat last night

AN investigation is underway after a man died in a fire in a flat in Kenton last night.

Fire crews were called to the blaze in a ground floor flat in John Perrin Place at around 10.40pm.

Two fire engines and firefighters from Wembley and Stanmore station tackled the flames which took 26 minutes to control.

A probe into the cause of the blaze has been launched by fire chiefs.