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| Lowestoft house blaze victims die in hospital | Lowestoft house blaze victims die in hospital |
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| Two men have died after being rescued from a blaze at a house, police said. | Two men have died after being rescued from a blaze at a house, police said. |
| The fire broke out at the house in Stanley Street, Lowestoft, just after 01:00 BST, according to Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. | The fire broke out at the house in Stanley Street, Lowestoft, just after 01:00 BST, according to Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. |
| Attempts were made to revive one victim at the scene before both were taken to the James Paget hospital, where they died a short time later, Suffolk Police confirmed. | Attempts were made to revive one victim at the scene before both were taken to the James Paget hospital, where they died a short time later, Suffolk Police confirmed. |
| It took 20 firefighters two hours bringing the blaze under control. | It took 20 firefighters two hours bringing the blaze under control. |
| Area commander Ian Bowell said crews forced their way through the glass front door and a ground floor window to rescue the victims, aged 60 and 61. | |
| One person was found in the hallway and another in an upstairs bedroom. | One person was found in the hallway and another in an upstairs bedroom. |
| Suffolk Police said the fire is not thought to be suspicious and neither of the victims has been formally identified. | |
| Neighbour Brenda Durrant dialled 999 when she woke up just after 01:00 and could smell smoke. | Neighbour Brenda Durrant dialled 999 when she woke up just after 01:00 and could smell smoke. |
| "I looked out the bathroom window and all the bottom part of the kitchen window was alight," she said. | "I looked out the bathroom window and all the bottom part of the kitchen window was alight," she said. |
| Mrs Durrant said one of the occupants uses a wheelchair and the house, which had not been maintained for many years, "was full of cardboard boxes". | Mrs Durrant said one of the occupants uses a wheelchair and the house, which had not been maintained for many years, "was full of cardboard boxes". |
| Another neighbour Christine Bates, who knew the men, said: "It was an accident waiting to happen. There was no order in the home with a lot of rubbish piled up." | Another neighbour Christine Bates, who knew the men, said: "It was an accident waiting to happen. There was no order in the home with a lot of rubbish piled up." |
| Cdr Bowell said preliminary inquiries "led them to believe the fire started in the kitchen". | |