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Two people have died in a fire at their home on South Tyneside. A man and a woman have died in a fire at their home on South Tyneside.
Emergency services were called to the house just after midnight. Fire crews removed the two occupants, who were pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency services were called to the house in Wharton Street, South Shields, just after midnight.
No details of their identity, or the exact location of the property, are being released until the next of kin have been informed. Fire crews removed the occupants who were pronounced dead at the scene. No details of their identity have as yet been released.
Police said it was not yet known how the fire started, but it was not thought to be suspicious. Police said it was not known how the fire started, but it was not thought to be suspicious. An investigation into the cause is under way.