A pensioner has died after a house fire in Nottinghamshire. Emergency services were called to Prior Close in Sutton-in-Ashfield at around 1.15pm on Friday, December 16 following reports of a fire.
Fire crews from Ashfield, Mansfield, and Alfreton attended the scene and firefighters used four sets of breathing apparatus to tackle the fire. After the fire was extinguished, a man in his 80s was discovered inside the property and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A joint investigation between Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and Nottinghamshire Police into the cause of the fire remains ongoing. Group Manager Jonathan Holford, of Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “On behalf of all of us at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, I would like to extend my condolences to the man’s family and friends for their loss.
