Duncan Edwards Court: An elderly woman has died after a fire at sheltered housing
Duncan Edwards Court: An elderly woman has died after a fire at sheltered housing!
The 88-year-old’s body was discovered after an automatic alarm was triggered when smoke started filling the building just before 10am.
Neighbours had complained of an acrid smell before the tragic discovery was made in a bedroom of the warden-controlled flats in Newton Heath.
Duncan Edward Court: An elderly woman has died after a fire at sheltered housing!
Officers said smoke had badly damaged the inside of the flat, but the fire had been extinguished by the time they arrived.