Dirkhill Street Bradford: Police launch investigation into 'unexplained death' of man in house fire

Police have launched an investigation into the “unexplained death” of a man in West Yorkshire.

Detectives are investigating after being called to a fatal house fire on Dirkhill Street, Bradford in the early hours of this morning (Friday, May 16).

Officers were called at 3am by the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to reports of a fire at a property where the body of a man was found.

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Detectives are investigating a fatal house fire on Dirkhill Street, Bradford. | Google/NW

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “An investigation into the fire and death are in their early stages.

“The man’s death is currently being treated as unexplained.”

A scene remains in place whilst enquiries are carried out.

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