LATEST: Fire and police investigators begin probe into fatal blaze in Doncaster

Fire and police investigators in Doncaster have started their probe into a shed fire in which a teenage boy died.

They are at the scene of the blaze in Byron Avenue, Campsall, which broke out at around 8.30pm last night.

A boy died in a ashed fire in Doncaster last nightplaceholder image
A boy died in a ashed fire in Doncaster last night

Forensic experts and sniffer dogs are carrying out a search of the area near the shed, which is taped off and under police guard.

Flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal shed fireplaceholder image
Flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal shed fire

It has emerged that firefighters alerted to the blaze did not know that anybody was inside the burning shed until the flames were extinguished.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and South Yorkshire Police attended an address in Byron Avenue, Campsall, Doncaster, following a report of a shed fire.

"Once the fire was extinguished a body was found within the shed, believed to be that of a 13-year-old male.

"Formal identification has not yet taken place and a joint investigation by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and South Yorkshire Police is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident."

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