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08/07/2015
Two Die In Barnsley House Fire
Two people have died in a house fire in Elsecar, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Police have reported.
Emergency services were called just before 19:00 on Tuesday to a property in Cherry Tree Street.
A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. No formal identification has taken place.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
(MH/CD)
Emergency services were called just before 19:00 on Tuesday to a property in Cherry Tree Street.
A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. No formal identification has taken place.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
(MH/CD)
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