A man has been charged with murder after a fatal fire at a mental health centre in north London.

A 46-year-old man died following a blaze at the facility on Dartmouth Park Hill in Highgate on Sunday.

Jordan Bramble, 21, has been charged with murder and will appear in custody at Highbury Corner magistrates court on Tuesday, the Metropolitan police said. A 30-year-old man who was also arrested on suspicion of murder has been released under investigation.

The Met said inquiries were under way to establish the full circumstances and cause of the fire, which broke out at about 6.30am. No one else was injured and a crime scene remains in place.

The family of the victim, who is yet to be formally identified, have been informed and a postmortem is to be arranged.

A spokeswoman for London fire brigade said part of a room on the ground floor of Highgate mental health centre, which has a number of wards for acute inpatients, had been destroyed by the fire.

A spokeswoman for Camden and Islington NHS foundation trust said: “We can confirm that an individual at Highgate mental health centre has sadly died following a fire early on Sunday. Next of kin have been informed and we are doing everything we can to support both them and our wider patients and staff.”

The Met said officers were continuing their inquiries.