One person escaped after a narrow boat caught fire on the Grand Union Canal in the early hours of this morning.

Fire crews were called to the scene at about 3am this morning at the stretch of the canal near Tentelow Lane in Southall. The blaze was brought under control by about 5.30am.

Firefighters from Southall, Hayes and Heathrow fire stations were at the incident. The cause of the fire is under currently investigation.

More on this as we get it.