Absolutely tragic news from Oldham
Police officers and firefighters remain at the scene of a house fire which claimed the life of a 42-year-old woman in Oldham yesterday .
Tragically, a 42-year-old woman passed away in the incident, but there have been no confirmed reports of any other casualties. Today, emergency workers are still at the scene."It had spread along the houses, we were just trying to get people out," said one neighbour, who was one of the first on the scene, adding that a neighbour 'bust' the back door down. "The firefighters were telling everyone to move back as people were just filming.
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