21/02/13……Fatal house fire in Thame

At 3:25pm yesterday (20/02, Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house fire in Greenway, Thame in which a female occupant sadly lost her life.

Fire appliances from Thame, Wheatley and Slade attended the incident and on arrival were confronted with a fire in the living room of the property and heavy smoke throughout.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus quickly extinguished the fire and located the occupant but were unfortunately unable to save them.

The cause of the fire is not yet known and a joint investigation by Oxfordshire County Council Fire and Rescue Service and Thames Valley Police is ongoing.

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