Emergency services rushed to a bungalow on Hardy Place in Upperthorpe, Sheffield, on the night of December 27 where a woman was tragically declared dead at the scene
A woman has tragically died after a bungalow went up in flames with an investigation underway into the cause.
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called to a property on Hardy Place in Upperthorpe, Sheffield, at around 10.45pm on Saturday, December 27.
A woman was found at the property, but she died at the scene. Firefighters left shortly after midnight that evening and an investigation is underway into the cause of the fire. South Yorkshire Police said it is supporting the fire service, which is leading the investigation.
The SYFRS said that the woman was taken out of the bungalow but could not be saved. A spokesperson for the fire service said: “Firefighters from Central and Rivelin fire stations responded to a fire at a bungalow on Hardy Place, Sheffield at around 10.45pm on Saturday night.
“A woman was brought out of the property, but she sadly died at the scene. Firefighters left the incident shortly after midnight. An investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway.”
Many people have taken to social media to express their sadness at what happened and offer their condolences. “So sad god bless her,” wrote one person, while another comment read: “So sad this is awful my heart goes out to her family.”
It comes after a mother and her two young children died in a house fire that destroyed their home in the early hours of Boxing Day in Gloucestershire, despite the efforts of her husband to save his family, police said.
Fionnghuala Shearman, known to friends as Nu, perished alongside daughter Eve, seven, and son Ohner, four, as flames swept through their home on Brimscombe Hill, near Stroud. Her husband Tom, a serving Gloucestershire police officer, who tried to save the family remains in hospital.
Emergency services were called to the property at about 3am where Mr Shearman had attempted to rescue his wife and children but was beaten back by the severity of the fire.
