Floral tributes have been laid at a residential property following the tragic death of a man in a house fire.
The man, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene after police officers and the fire service responded to reports of a blaze in Northumberland Street, Wallsend, in the early hours of yesterday morning (October 22).
Windows of the ground floor flat were smashed and the surrounding brickwork stained black as residents said thick smoke was “billowing” out onto the street while emergency services “flooded” into the area.
