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| Two die in fire as roof collapses | Two die in fire as roof collapses |
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| A couple were killed in a house fire in Greater Manchester when the ceiling collapsed. | |
| Crews had to break into the property on Wibbersley Park, Flixton, after neighbours alerted the emergency services. | Crews had to break into the property on Wibbersley Park, Flixton, after neighbours alerted the emergency services. |
| Six firefighters entered the house to search for the couple but part of the ceiling then collapsed. | Six firefighters entered the house to search for the couple but part of the ceiling then collapsed. |
| The bodies of the man in his 60s and his wife in her late 50s were found downstairs, police said. | The bodies of the man in his 60s and his wife in her late 50s were found downstairs, police said. |
| Police and fire investigators are at the scene trying to establish the cause. | Police and fire investigators are at the scene trying to establish the cause. |
| A fire service spokesman said: "The fire has severely affected the property causing extensive damage and some damage to the adjacent house." | A fire service spokesman said: "The fire has severely affected the property causing extensive damage and some damage to the adjacent house." |