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Woman and toddler die after blaze | Woman and toddler die after blaze |
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A 21-year-old woman and a young boy have died in hospital after a fire at a house in Manchester. | |
Fire crews were called to the house on Britnall Avenue, off Stockport Road in Longsight, at about 2315 BST on Sunday. | Fire crews were called to the house on Britnall Avenue, off Stockport Road in Longsight, at about 2315 BST on Sunday. |
They were told by neighbours there were people inside, and crews found a woman on the landing and a two-year-old boy in an upstairs bedroom. | |
They were treated at the scene before being taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary where they later died. | |
An investigation has been opened into the cause of the blaze. | |
There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances. | There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances. |