A woman has died after suffering 'serious injuries' following a house fire in North Tyneside. At around 7.35am on Wednesday (July 6th) Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) received a report of a fire at a residential property in Whitley Bay.
Crews from Tynemouth, Wallsend and Byker Fire Stations, were on scene at the address in a matter of minutes. Firefighters found a 79-year-old woman in the property, who was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
She remained in hospital to undergo treatment but sadly she later died from injuries. TWFRS and Northumbria Police are carrying out enquiries into the circumstances around the fire.
