Man, 58, and girl, 14, both die in house fire in Cumbria – as police and fire service launch probe
Man, 58, and girl, 14, both die in house fire in Cumbria – as police and fire service launch probe into cause of blaze
Emergency services were called to Toll Bar Houses in Distington at 4.47amNeighbouring properties were evacuated and no further injuries were reportedSeveral roads remain closed including sections of the A595, A597 and B5306
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A 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl have died after a fire tore through a house in Cumbria on Sunday morning.
Police and Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service were called to a blaze at Toll Bar Houses in Distington at 4.47am.
Neighbouring properties were evacuated, no further injuries were reported and emergency services have launched a probe into the cause of the fire.
Several roads in the area remain closed including sections of the A595, A597 and B5306 with motorists being advised to avoid the area.
A 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl have died after a fire tore through a house in Cumbria on Sunday morning
Police and Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service were called to a blaze at Toll Bar Houses in Distington at 4.47am
A police statement said: ‘Police were called at 4:47am today (22 May) with a report of a house fire at Toll Bar Houses.
‘A 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl, both from Distington, died at the scene of the fire.
‘Police and Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service are working together to investigate the potential cause of the fire.
‘Neighbouring properties were evacuated and there are no further reported injuries at this time.
Several roads in the area remain closed including sections of the A595, A597 and B5306 with motorists being advised to avoid the area
Neighbouring properties were evacuated, no further injuries were reported and emergency services have launched a probe into the cause of the fire
‘A number of roads remain closed as emergency services continue to deal with this incident.’
John Beard, chief fire officer of Cumbria fire and rescue, told BBC Radio Cumbria: ‘We’ve still got crews on scene at the moment and we were faced with a really serious fully developed fire on arrival so the crews had a really challenging incident to deal with.
‘It is under control now so the crews are just damping down the hotspots.’
