A street filled with smoke as 'panicked' residents fled their homes after a huge fire ripped through a house in Oldham on Saturday afternoon (June 24).
The disastrous blaze killed a 42-year-old woman and left a teenage girl, aged 15, fighting for her life in hospital with critical injuries.
As the fire quickly took hold of the terraced house, leaving the upstairs windows shattered, the front door 'melting' and plumes of black smoke billowing overhead, fire crews blocked off the street and evacuated devastated residents. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. A scene remained in place overnight on Saint Thomas Street North, in Werneth, as fire crews spent hours putting out the blaze.
Pictures from the scene revealed the extent of the damage, with attics exposed and homes left charred. Residents were immediately evacuated, with many forced to stay with friends and family and others offered alternative accommodation in nearby hotels.
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