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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

Elderly man who died in tragic house fire named

An elderly man who died following a house fire in Oldham earlier this month has been named as Christopher Dennis.

Firefighters rushed to the scene of the blaze on Rishworth Rise in High Crompton in Shaw at around 4.10am on Sunday 11 December. The fire broke out in a semi-detached house.

A man, who has now been named as 73-year-old Christopher Dennis, tragically died at the scene. Police said his death is currently not being treated as suspicious and a file has been passed to the coroner.

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