An elderly woman has died after a devastating house fire in Newcastle.
Fire crews responded to the blaze on Pelham Court, Kingston Park, on Monday (January 30) at 2.24pm, arriving at the property in just six minutes.
Three appliances from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) attended with six firefighters entering the property and rescuing the 86-year-old. But despite best efforts from ambulance crews, she was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
