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Two die in 'ferocious' Hull house blaze | Two die in 'ferocious' Hull house blaze |
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The neighbour of two people who died in a "ferocious" house fire in Hull has described how the victims were screaming for help from a window. | |
Humberside Fire and Rescue were called to a terraced property on Montrose Street, off Dansom Lane, on Saturday. | |
Officers who managed to get into the building found the bodies of a man and a woman, thought to be in their 40s. | Officers who managed to get into the building found the bodies of a man and a woman, thought to be in their 40s. |
A fire service spokesman said: "This was a particularly ferocious fire and crews had to work exceptionally hard." | |
Neighbour Tracy Allison said she witnessed the woman begging for help. | |
Staircase collapsed | |
Ms Allison said: "When I woke up and looked out of the window I thought it was heavy rain, I then saw my neighbour hanging out of the window screaming 'help me help me'. | |
"It was frightening, you're just running on adrenalin. | |
"If the firefighters had taken longer to get here, my daughter's bedroom would have gone. | |
"To see your neighbour hanging out of the window screaming 'help me, help me' and then for her to die, you can't describe the feelings. It's unreal. | |
"They were lovely people. When my daughter was born they used to come round and see her. | |
"They were really nice caring people, you just couldn't ask for better neighbours, you could always knock on the door if you needed anything." | |
Keith Evans, of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, said the conditions crews found at the house were the worst they had seen in their careers. | |
He said: "Regardless of us being on scene within three minutes of leaving the fire station, two people have lost their lives. | |
"Personal accounts from the firefighters was that the conditions they came across were the worst they have seen in their career. | |
"As officers were trying to make their way up the staircase the staircase collapsed." |
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