A woman has been killed in a tragic house fire while several children have also been injured. The devastating fire broke out on the top floor of a property in Hill Street, Blackpool, in the early hours of Wednesday (July 6).
Several people managed to escape before emergency services arrived shortly before 12.50am. A woman in her 40s was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.
She has since died from her injuries, Lancs Live reports. A number of others were also taken to hospital, including a man in his 50s who remains in a serious condition.