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Careless smoking listed as cause of fatal fire in west London

One person is dead after a fire at an apartment building on Proudfoot Lane near Oxford and Wonderland. Jake Jeffrey/980 CFPL

London police say the investigation into last week’s fatal fire is now complete.

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Police say the victim, a 57-year-old man, died of smoke inhalation in a fire sparked by careless smoking.

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His name has not been released.

Police say it was just before 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, when emergency crews were called to reports of a fire in an apartment building on Proudfoot Lane.

READ MORE: Careless smoking, illegal cigarettes linked to recent string of London fires

Officers evacuated the building and say one man suffered life-threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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London police and fire services, as well as the province’s fire marshal’s office, were all involved in the investigation.

— with files from 980 CFPL’s Jaclyn Carbone

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