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Two people dead in Garforth house blaze | Two people dead in Garforth house blaze |
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Two people have died in a fire at a house near Leeds, police have confirmed. | |
Firefighters were called to Farfield Court in Garforth just after 18:30 BST. | Firefighters were called to Farfield Court in Garforth just after 18:30 BST. |
West Yorkshire Police said one person was pronounced dead at the scene and that a man was taken to hospital with serious burns but later died. | |
The initial call to the emergency services reported a "fire, possibly an explosion". Four fire crews were sent to the scene and managed to contain the spread of the blaze. | The initial call to the emergency services reported a "fire, possibly an explosion". Four fire crews were sent to the scene and managed to contain the spread of the blaze. |
Neighbours have been evacuated from their homes. | Neighbours have been evacuated from their homes. |
The gas board has been at the scene. | The gas board has been at the scene. |
Eyewitness Steve Bradley said: "I first saw the people rushing down our street. | |
"I saw what I thought was the garage at the back on fire, then all of a sudden you could see it was the house. | |
"The smoke that was coming out was unbelievably black. Then one of the windows blew out. | |
"It looked like roaring gas flames coming out of the window and with that, the fire engines started arriving, fortunately. | |
"I've never seen anything like that in my life before." | |
Det Ch Insp Paul Fountain, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "We are working closely with the fire service to establish the cause of this incident, which has left two people dead." | |
He said inquiries were at an early stage but asked anyone with any information to contact Leeds CID. |