Bradford house fire: Police release update after 10-year-old girl dies in Kingsdale Drive blaze

Abbey Maclure
By Abbey Maclure
Published 6th May 2024, 08:00 BST
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Police have issued an update on a fatal house fire which claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl.

Emergency services were called to the serious house fire on Kingsdale Drive, Bradford, at about 1.10am on Sunday May 5.

A 37-year-old woman and three children - aged 11, six and two - managed to escape the property and were taken to hospital for treatment.

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Their injuries are not life-threatening, West Yorkshire Police have confirmed.

A police officer at the scene of a fatal house fire in Bradford. Credit: Danny Lawson/PA WireA police officer at the scene of a fatal house fire in Bradford. Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
A police officer at the scene of a fatal house fire in Bradford. Credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

A 10-year-old girl was found inside the address and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police have now confirmed that the fire is not being treated as suspicious.   Detective Chief Inspector Zaheer Abbas of Bradford District Police said:  “This is an absolutely tragic incident in which a young child has lost her life, our thoughts are with her family at this time.      “Our investigation with the fire service has deemed that the fire was not suspicious.      “The family are being supported by specially trained officers, a file will now be prepared for the coroner in due course.”  

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