Man taken to hospital after fire at Uxbridge Road restaurant

He was treated for smoke inhalation after a cupboard left on a charcoal grill is believed to have started the fire in Shepherd's Bush

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Goolistan Cooper

13:19, 2 NOV 2017

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A man has been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant in Shepherd’s Bush .

The incident happened in Uxbridge Road in the early hours of Tuesday (October 31).

Six fire engines and 35 firefighters were called to the restaurant , which has flats above it, shortly before 2am.

They battled flames for more than two hours to bring the fire under control.

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London Fire Brigade (LFB) reported that one person left the building before the arrival of firefighters and was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation before being taken to a hospital by paramedics.

The flames were under control at 4.13am.

Firefighters at the restaurant in Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush (Image: LFB)

Fire investigators believe the fire was started when a cupboard was placed on a charcoal grill which had been left on.

Part of the ground and first floors and all of the ducting from ground to second floor was damaged by fire.

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