A woman has died after a small cooking fire burnt itself out in a Bellingham maisonette.

Firefighters were called to Moremead Road on Tuesday night and treated a woman at the scene but she sadly died the next day.

A London Fire Brigade statement read: "Firefighters investigated and found a small cooking fire that had burnt itself out before the brigade arrived.

"One woman was treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews. Sadly, she died the following day."

No more details about the woman have yet been released.

Two fire engines and 10 firefighters attended the scene after being called just before 10.45pm.