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| Woman is killed in bungalow blaze | Woman is killed in bungalow blaze |
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| A 68-year-old woman has died in a house fire in south Oxfordshire. | A 68-year-old woman has died in a house fire in south Oxfordshire. |
| Ambulance and fire crews were called to a bungalow on the Brookside Estate in Chalgrove, on Tuesday night, after a passer-by saw flames in a window. | Ambulance and fire crews were called to a bungalow on the Brookside Estate in Chalgrove, on Tuesday night, after a passer-by saw flames in a window. |
| Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus found the woman in the ground floor bedroom. She was by pronounced dead at the scene. | Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus found the woman in the ground floor bedroom. She was by pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Police said an investigating into the cause of the fire is under way but it is not thought to be suspicious. | |
| Grahame Mitchell, station manager, said: "It is too early in the investigation to say whether this lady had a working smoke alarm in her home. | Grahame Mitchell, station manager, said: "It is too early in the investigation to say whether this lady had a working smoke alarm in her home. |
| "But I would appeal to householders to ensure that they fit smoke alarms on every level of their house and that these are regularly maintained and cleaned and have working batteries installed. | "But I would appeal to householders to ensure that they fit smoke alarms on every level of their house and that these are regularly maintained and cleaned and have working batteries installed. |
| "The fire investigation is still ongoing and we are working closely with other agencies including the police to establish the cause of the fire." | "The fire investigation is still ongoing and we are working closely with other agencies including the police to establish the cause of the fire." |