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Fatal house fire ruled accidental

BBC A detached house with the front door and part of the white garage door boarded up with wooden boards. About 10 bunches of flowers are laid near to the front door. BBC
The fire broke out at a property in Tunstall on 17 December at about 20:30 GMT

A fatal house fire in Stoke-on-Trent has been deemed accidental by investigators.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a blaze at a property in Pennyfields Avenue off Westport Lake Road in Tunstall on 17 December at about 20:30 GMT.

A woman in her 80s was confirmed dead at the scene.

The service worked alongside Staffordshire Police to determine how the fire started.

They extended their condolences to the woman's family.

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