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Plymouth house fire: Woman dies and man injured | 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 at the property in Kenley Gardens in the Ernesettle area at about 0015 BST. | |
A woman, 84, was brought out of the property but died at the scene, police said. | |
A 60-year-old trapped man was rescued and taken to hospital in a critical condition. The two were believed to be mother and son, police said. | |
'Most severe fire' | |
Fire alarms inside the semi-detached house were going off but the property was well alight when emergency crews arrived after several neighbours raised the alarm. | |
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. | 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 the hottest and most severe house fire that they've ever experienced." | |
Insp Dave Meredith, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the building was gutted by the fire. | |
He said: "We believe that there are no suspicious circumstances. It is being treated as unexplained. | |
"We believe the female is the resident and the male is her son." | |
An investigation has been started into the cause. |