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| Man dies in Derby house fire on Boxing Day | Man dies in Derby house fire on Boxing Day |
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| A man has died in a house fire on Boxing Day. | A man has died in a house fire on Boxing Day. |
| Firefighters found the body of the man inside a property in Rose Hill Street, Normanton, Derby, at 14:10 GMT and police were called. | Firefighters found the body of the man inside a property in Rose Hill Street, Normanton, Derby, at 14:10 GMT and police were called. |
| Formal identification has not taken place, and an investigation into the cause of the fire is in its early stages. | Formal identification has not taken place, and an investigation into the cause of the fire is in its early stages. |
| Police have asked anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the area between 11:00 and 13:45 to come forward. | Police have asked anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the area between 11:00 and 13:45 to come forward. |
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were "met by a well-developed fire on the first floor of the two-storey mid-terrace property". | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were "met by a well-developed fire on the first floor of the two-storey mid-terrace property". |
| Neighbour Afzal Ramzan, who lives two doors down from where the fire happened, said: "I was in the house yesterday and the children were playing in the garden and saw the smoke. They came inside, told us and we phoned the fire brigade. | |
| "We started knocking on the neighbour's doors to see if anyone was in there, but no-one opened the door." | |
| He added: "We have known them for years. It is sad what has happened." | |
| Rose Hill Street remained closed on Friday afternoon. | |
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