Shipping tycoon's daughter, 2, killed in cot by blind cord It is not known if Mr Hoegh, 39, who is chairman of a multi-billion pound oil and gas shipping firm based in Norway, is currently in Britain. A post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death will be conducted later. Neighbours reported how she ran screaming from the house in a "total state" just before 2.30pm on Monday. "She said the baby was dying and she wanted someone to help save her life," said one, who declined to be named. An ambulance arrived and paramedics rushed in. The woman was in a total state, sobbing and wailing. She didn't know what to do. It's a real tragedy. Another resident, who also did not wish to be identified, added: "I heard a big commotion. When I came to the door there was an ambulance outside. It's such a sad situation. It would be easy to blame yourself, but sadly accidents do happen. A family friend described the couple, who were married in married in 2005 and have two other children, as "wonderful." They told the Sun: "Alexandra was the sweetest girl you could meet. I can hardly believe this has happened. Mr Hoegh, the head of the Oslo-based shipping firm Hoegh LNG, has a personal fortune is estimated at £175 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Together with his family's vast fortune, he is considered one of Norway's youngest billionaires. Today, Scotland Yard said they were treating the death as non-suspicious and that a post-mortem examination was due to take place to establish how the little girl died. A Met Police spokesman said: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to an address in Lansdowne Crescent shortly after 2.25pm on Monday October 29 following reports of an injured infant. On arrival, officers found a two-year-old girl who was treated by paramedics and taken to a west London hospital. She was pronounced dead at 3.17pm. A post-mortem at Great Ormond Street Hospital is scheduled to take place in due course. He added: "Officers from Kensington and Chelsea CID are investigating the incident. At this stage it is being treated as non-suspicious. Figures show that there have been at least 22 deaths caused by blind cords since 1999, with half of those cases occurring within the past three years. Safety experts warned families about the dangers of looped blind cords. A spokesman for Mr Hoegh declined to comment.