Stockton House Fire: Investigation As Two Die

An elderly couple have been killed in a house fire in Carlton near Stockton-on-Tees, emergency workers have said.

The man and woman, understood to be 90 and 88-years-old respectively, died when the fire ripped through a property on Thorpe Road. The road was closed off and an investigation is under way.

The woman is said to have been bed-bound but the man, who virtually acted as her carer, was quite active. They were well-known in the village and the man often seen by locals on his bicycle.

The house faces The Smiths Arms pub. A worker there, who declined to be named, said: "I did video it.

"It was something big, there were lots of units here. It is right opposite the pub.

"It was about 5am, just before dawn."

Cleveland Fire Brigade said: "It was a severe fire in which there were two fatalities.

"Five appliances attended, from Stockton, Thornaby and Middlesbrough Stations.

"Crews left the scene at approximately 8.45am. There will now be a joint investigation between the fire brigade and police."

Cleveland Police said the the fire was reported to them at 5.05am and their investigation was in its very early stages.

At the moment officers do not believe the fire was started under suspicious circumstances.

Pensioner Joan Richardson, who lives near the property, said the community would pull together.

She said: "Everybody is quite shocked.

"You don't expect this in a small rural village. It is a very friendly village, everybody speaks to everybody, it is a good community.

"Everbody will pull together whatever the circumstances.

"People are very caring, it's a very good young community, there is a good cross section.

"I am amazed I didn't hear it it."

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