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Man dies in south London flat fire

News imageBBC A fire engine is parked outside a large block of flats which have Wimborne House written on a sign. A grey car is also parked in front of the blockBBC
The man was declared dead at the scene after being found in a first floor maisonette by firefighters

A man has died in a flat fire in south London.

Some 30 firefighters and five fire engines were deployed to an 11-storey residential block on Dorset Road in Oval shortly after midnight.

The man was declared dead at the scene after being found in a first floor maisonette by firefighters.

The fire, which was under control by 01:30 BST, is being investigated by the London Fire Brigade and the Metropolitan Police.

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