Man who died in tragic Wigan house fire is named

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Sign up for the MyWigan newsletter for the biggest stories direct to your inbox A man who died in a house fire in Wigan has been named as Robert Costello.

Police were called to a blaze on Wenlock Grove in Hindley just before 3am on Saturday (August 21). A man, who has now been named locally as Mr Costello, was pulled from the burning property but sadly died a short time later. READ MORE:A baby wrapped in string as a mother weeps by her sleeping children - sobering scenes in Manchester Airport as Afghans arrive in the UK Police remained on the street throughout the day carrying out enquiries.

The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined. Get regular updates from Wigan direct to your email inbox with the free MyWigan newsletter.