Police have issued photos of a man and woman who died in a house fire. It comes after emergency services were called to reports of a blaze in Whittier Road, Sneinton, at 12.43am on Saturday (March 26).
The terraced house and adjoining properties were evacuated as fire crews tackled the blaze which was extinguished at 2.35am. Paul Cox, aged 51, and Jennifer Jones, aged 40, were pronounced dead at the scene.
A pet Jack Russell also died in the fire. Their deaths are not currently being treated as suspicious, police have confirmed.
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A joint fire and police investigation remains ongoing to establish the cause of the blaze. Detective Sergeant James Hirst, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Our thoughts are with the families and friends at this difficult time. Their deaths are not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
