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An elderly couple have died after they were rescued from a fire at their warden-assisted flat in Southampton. | |
One of them pulled an alarm cord at the home in Lordshill which alerted a warden, the fire service said. | |
The warden attempted to break into the flat in Rockall Close before fire crews rescued the pair just after 0200 BST. | |
Paramedics said they were in cardiac arrest at the scene and were treated on their way to hospital but later died. The cause is thought to be accidental. | |
The fire started in the lounge of the ground-floor property. | |
'Severe flames' | |
Dan Tasker, incident manager from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "One of the occupants managed to pull the alarm cord which alerted the warden who realised there was a serious fire inside. | |
"When fire crews arrived the warden had already tried to get inside the building but to no avail. We forced entry and managed to remove the occupants. | |
"Obviously [our crews] were met with severe flames and heavy smoke logging throughout." | |
The fire service and police have started a joint investigation but the fire was not being treated as suspicious. |