An elderly woman has died following a flat fire.

The fire destroyed the ground floor flat, in Saint Johns Road, Tottenham on Friday, October 17.

Firefighters managed to rescue and treat the elderly woman at the scene but she died in the early hours of yesterday morning in hospital.

Firefighters and officers from Tottenham fire station went to the scene and were called at 5.11pm.

The fire was under control by 5.58pm.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.