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)

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