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Person killed in building blaze | |
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One person has been killed in a fire at a building in Warwickshire. | |
Warwickshire Police confirmed there had been a fatality in the fire at the two-storey building in Wise Terrace, Wise Street, Leamington Spa. | |
Fire crews said two people were "unaccounted for" and their search of the premises would continue when the building was deemed safe by engineers. | |
The incident has closed part of the High Street in the town. The cause of the fire has not been established. | |
About 10 crews attended the fire at the former cleaning company after being alerted at about 0600 BST. | |
Crews had searched most of the empty building and would continue when it was deemed safe by inspectors, a spokesman said. | |
The service spokesman added that the blaze had "completely damaged" most of the building. | |
About 90% of the fire was put out by 0720 BST, he added. |