Police and fire investigators examine Rotherham flat after fatal blaze

Police and fire investigators are examining a Rotherham flat this morning following a fatal blaze.

A fire was discovered in a flat in Gray Avenue, Aston-cum-Aughton, at around 11.30pm yesterday.

CRIME: Raids at Sheffield clothes shop are not linked, say policeA man, who has not yet been named, perished in the blaze.

An investigation is under way but South Yorkshire Police said the force is not treating the death as suspicious.

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