BREAKING: Second body found following Sheffield house fire

Emergency services have this afternoon recovered a second body following a house fire in Sheffield.

By The Newsroom

Published 7th Nov 2016, 13:46 BST

Updated 16th Nov 2016, 15:49 BST

The body of a man, believed to be in his 90s, has been recovered.

Emergency services were called to a farmhouse in Spout Lane, Stannington at about 3.10am this morning to reports that the house was alight.

The fire is now out and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews are damping down at the scene.

The body of a woman, also believed to be in her 90s, was recovered earlier this morning.

A joint fire and police investigation is now underway to establish the exact cause of the fire.