Residents of a quiet neighbourhood were woken up to the sight of smoke and the sound of sirens following a blaze that saw the death of an elderly man. Emergency services rushed to Rishworth Rise in High Crompton, Shaw following reports of a fire at a semi-detached house on the street.
An elderly man tragically died at the scene and police said his death is currently not being treated as suspicious as investigations continue.
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