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Fire crews tackle fatal house blaze

Tanya Gupta
BBC News, West Midlands
Google Whitburn Road in Bedworth, with houses and pavements on either side of the street and parked cars.Google
Fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene in Whitburn Road

A person has died in a large house fire in Warwickshire, emergency services have said.

Firefighters were called to the blaze in Whitburn Road, Bedworth, just before 12:10 GMT and alerted ambulance crews.

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) said an ambulance and a paramedic officer were sent to the scene and found fire officers "actively fighting a large house fire".

A service spokesman said: "Sadly, it quickly became apparent that nothing could be done to save one occupant found in the property by firefighters." He added they were confirmed to have died by ambulance staff.

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