Firefighters were called to flat fire on Finch Close in Barnet this morning.
Fire crews rescued a man from the property but sadly he was confirmed dead at the scene.
Two fire engines and 14 firefighters and officers from Barnet and Southgate fire stations attended the incident.
The Brigade was called at 0553 and the fire was under control by 0625. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade’s Fire Investigation Unit and by the Metropolitan Police.