EXCLUSIVE: Tragedy as man dies after suffering burns in Ilford home

A MAN has tragically died after suffering burns inside an Ilford home.

Police, paramedics and the London Air Ambulance were called to the Milton Crescent area of Ilford after there were reports a person had been injured at a property.

One resident said: "You could see someone being treated. Police also sealed the property off and later on scenes of crime officers turned up to carry out an investigation."

A Met Police spokesperson said: "At around 1:45pm on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, police responded to reports of a concern for welfare in Milton Crescent, Ilford.

"Officers attended with the London Ambulance Service. Upon arrival, they found a man, aged in his 80s, suffering from burns.

"The man was taken to hospital, where he was sadly pronounced dead on Thursday, 3 September.

"His next of kin are being supported by specially-trained officers.

"Police are making enquiries, although the incident is not thought to be suspicious."

A London Ambulance service spokesperson added: "We were called at 1.43pm yesterday to reports of an injured person in Milton Crescent, Ilford.

“We sent an ambulance crew, a motorcycle paramedic, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“We treated a patient at the scene and took him to hospital by road as a priority.”

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