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Fire investigation teams remain at the scene of a devastating house blaze that left a man dead and a child fighting for their life in hospital.
Neighbours woke up to the sound of screams before emergency services descended on the scene of the raging fire at a semi-detached house along Warrington Road in the early hours of Sunday morning (April 14).
One man died, with five others injured. One of the injured persons, a child, was rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition from the scene.
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The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed on Sunday that the fire first broke out in the kitchen of the home, at around 2.30am, before then spreading up to the roof. Pictures taken at the scene showed a badly damaged and scorched roof after the flames were eventually put out.
A probe was launched to investigate the cause of the blaze. On Monday (April 15), fire investigation teams and police remained at the scene amid ongoing enquiries.
The Manchester Evening News understands the investigation is still in its early stages and that firefighters remained at the scene to 'preserve the site'. No further updates have been provided by Greater Manchester Police.
A woman who lives nearby said that they were awoken to the sound of screaming. Shortly afterwards she said that a police officer knocked on their door and told them to ‘get out.’ She says the entire row of houses was evacuated for around an hour and a half in the middle of the night as the flames raged on.
"We were in bed and we just heard screaming. I thought there must be a fight or something. I looked out of the back at first because I couldn’t
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