A man and woman are in a critical condition in hospital after a serious house fire.
Firefighters were called to the detached property on Delph Lane in Daresbury at 12.43am on Monday. Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) said they found the house “well alight” on the ground floor, with “persons reported inside”.
Five appliances attended from Runcorn, Widnes, Frodsham, Lymm and Warrington, supported by ambulance crew and police who shut the road. In an update at 2.45am, CFRS said two casualties had been rescued and taken to hospital, and six firefighters in breathing apparatus were using four hose jets to extinguish the flames, which had spread to the roof.
