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Manchester Road fatal house fire latest

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  • A 43-year-old man has died in a house fire in Manchester Road.
  • Firefighters rescued the man from inside the house after they were called at about 6pm last night, but he later died in hospital.
  • Neighbours said the terraced house was vacant but that somebody had been squatting inside.
  • The downstairs area of the house, where the fire is understood to have started, has been destroyed, while there is severe smoke damage to the upstairs.
  • The man was found collapsed in a bedroom upstairs.
  • He was showing no signs of life when firefighters rescued him and he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards in hospital.
  • The house is opposite Orlando Bridge, next door to Foster's hair salon in Manchester Road, near Lever Grove.
  • Police, who remain at the scene this morning, are yet to confirm the identity of the man.

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