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| Two confirmed dead in house fire | Two confirmed dead in house fire |
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| Two people have died and a third is missing in a house fire in Essex. | |
| Fire crews were called to Mill Lane in Saffron Walden just after 0830 GMT and found a three-storey semi-detached house on fire. | |
| The first floor is alight and crews wearing breathing apparatus are continuing to tackle the flames, which have spread to the roof. | |
| Essex Fire and Rescue Service said two fatalities have been confirmed and one person was still unaccounted for. | |
| Firefighters are using a thermal image camera to search for the third person. | |
| They have also requested back up from the urban search and rescue team to shore up the building. | |
| A joint police and fire service investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the fire once it has been extinguished. |