Residents of a small avenue in Bury awoke to emergency services outside their homes this morning (Tuesday May 4) and the tragic news that one of their neighbours had died in a house fire.
From the outside, the affected home did not look too damaged with scorch marks only really visible in the living room window but the smell of smoke filled Cherry Avenue throughout the day as firefighters, police officers and crime scene investigators all went in and out of the semi-detached house.
Shocked neighbours watched on from their windows and doorsteps as forensic officers bagged up a number of items from inside the property and fire investigators assessed the scene. Police confirmed that the man who passed away was in his 70s.
