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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Paul Britton & Ashlie Blakey

'Our hearts are broken' - Woman who died in devastating house fire named as 'kind and caring' mum of three

A woman who died in a devastating house fire in Oldham has been named as 'kind and caring' mum of three Sadia Shafiq.

The blaze broke out at a terraced house on Saint Thomas Street North at around 4.10pm on Saturday, June 24. Fire crews, police officers and paramedics rushed to the scene as the fire took hold of the home.

Ms Shafiq, 42, tragically died at the scene. A 15-year-old girl, her daughter, was rushed to hospital where she still remains in a critical condition today, police said.

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