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A man and a woman have died in a fire at their home on South Tyneside. A man and a woman have died in a fire at their home, believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette.
Emergency services were called to the house in Wharton Street, South Shields, just after midnight. Emergency services were called to the flat in Wharton Street, South Shields, Tyneside, just after midnight.
Fire crews removed the occupants who were pronounced dead at the scene. No details of their identity have as yet been released. Fire crews removed the occupants who were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names have not been released.
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. Police said the cause of the fire was still under investigation but it appeared to have been started by a cigarette not discarded properly.
The fire service said the kitchen of the first floor flat was badly damaged by smoke and a spokesman confirmed fire alarms had not been installed in the property.