Man and woman fighting for their lives with teenage girl in hospital after devastating house fire

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Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletter A man and a woman are fighting for their lives following a house fire in Prestwich.

A teenage girl is also in hospital after the blaze broke out at a property in Richmond Avenue, in the Sedgley Park area, at about 3.30am this morning (Monday, May 10).

Neighbours said they heard 'screaming and banging' coming from inside the home. Firefighters managed to pull the woman, in her 50s, and the girl - believed to be her daughter - from the burning building.

A third person, a man in his 30s, was already outside when crews arrived. Police say the woman and the man were taken to hospital, where they are in a critical condition.