Cause of fatal house fire in Sheffield recorded as accidental

The cause of a fatal house fire in Sheffield has been recorded as accidental.
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A woman in her 70s, named locally as Kathleen Khan, perished in a blaze which broke out in her home in Grindlow Close, Heeley, at around 8am on Tuesday.

The two-storey property was well alight when firefighters arrived at the scene.

A woman died in a house fire in Grindlow Close, Heeley, Sheffield, earlier this weekA woman died in a house fire in Grindlow Close, Heeley, Sheffield, earlier this week
A woman died in a house fire in Grindlow Close, Heeley, Sheffield, earlier this week

They said the fire started in the lounge and is believed to have involved smoking materials.

The occupant of the house was pronounced dead at the scene.