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| Plymouth house fire: Woman dies and man injured | |
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| A woman has died and a man has been seriously injured in a house fire in Plymouth. | A woman has died and a man has been seriously injured in a house fire in Plymouth. |
| The fire broke out in the property in Kenley Gardens in the Ernesettle area at about 0015 BST. Several neighbours raised the alarm. | The fire broke out in the property in Kenley Gardens in the Ernesettle area at about 0015 BST. Several neighbours raised the alarm. |
| An 84-year-old woman was brought out of the property but died at the scene, police said. | |
| A man trapped inside the house was rescued and taken to Derriford Hospital in a critical condition. | A man trapped inside the house was rescued and taken to Derriford Hospital in a critical condition. |
| Fire alarms inside the semi-detached house were going off but the property was well alight when emergency crews arrived. | |
| Devon and Somerset Fire Service station manager Alan Bowers said: "When crews went in, the heat was at a level that was almost untenable, even for them in their protective equipment and breathing apparatus. | |
| "They said it was it was the hottest and most severe house fire that they've ever experienced." | |
| An investigation has been started into the cause, police said. | An investigation has been started into the cause, police said. |