This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/hampshire/8594238.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Elderly couple die in flat fire | Elderly couple die in flat fire |
(30 minutes later) | |
An elderly couple have died after they were rescued from a fire at their warden-assisted flat in Hampshire. | |
The fire broke out in the lounge of the ground-floor property in Rockall Close, Lordshill, Southampton, about 0200 BST. | |
The pair, aged about 80, were both in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived and were treated in the ambulance on the way to hospital but later died. | |
Early indications showed the fire was caused accidentally, a spokeswoman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue said. | Early indications showed the fire was caused accidentally, a spokeswoman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue said. |