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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. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | "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. | "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." | "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." | 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. | He said inquiries were at an early stage but asked anyone with any information to contact Leeds CID. |