Two people have died after a large house fire in Nottingham in the early hours of Saturday morning, police and fire services have said. Emergency services were called to reports of a major fire at a terrace house in Whittier Road, in the Sneinton suburb of the city, at 12.43am.
A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene but the formal identification process is yet to take place, according to a spokesperson for Nottingham police. They added that the property was “severely damaged by smoke and fire” and that adjoining properties were evacuated as fire crews worked to tackle the blaze.
Officers and firefighters have launched a joint fire and police investigation to establish the cause of the fire.
In a statement, Nottinghamshire police said: “If you have any information please call Nottinghamshire police on 101, quoting incident number 29 of March 26 2022.”
Lisa Thomas, who has lived in Whittier Road for eight years, told the Nottingham Post: “It is frightening and really upsetting. I heard a lot of commotion and looked out my door and the house was engulfed in flames. I think [the emergency services] were here until about 4am. It’s very sad.”
Nottinghamshire fire and rescue service added that fire crews from London Road, Carlton, West Bridgford, Arnold and Stapleford tackled the fire.
