Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a fatal house fire where a pensioner tragically died.
At 1.20am on December 24 emergency services were called to a house fire on Seton Avenue in South Shields. A 70-year-old man was rescued from the burning building but was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Members of the community have been laying flowers at the scene over the weekend following the Christmas Eve tragedy. One tribute described the man as a "fantastic neighbour" who will be missed.
