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A woman suffered severe burns to herhandsandface afteraferocioushousefire in Read, the cause of which is being treated as suspicious by police. _


A team of around 18 firefight­ ers tackled the blaze at the property in Whalley Road on Sunday night after, rescuing a woman from a bedroom. L o c a l re s id en ts and neighbours say the 44-year-


old was “lucky to get out of the fire alive”.


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and cries for help they dialled 999 before attempting to kick in a door. In a dramatic rescue,


firefighters used ladders and water jets to reach the woman who was trapped u p s ta ir s after the blaze blocked her escape route.


She was taken.to the Roy- ,


al Blackburn Hospital before being transferred to Wythen- shawe Burns'Unit by para­ medics. It is believed she lived in the house with her son and partner. Asecond42-year-oldwom-


an, who was thought to be a visitor, was in a neighbour’s house upon the arrivaloffire-


_ fighters. She was taken to the - Royal Blackburn Hospital suf­ fering from smoke inhalation. Accrington Fire Station


watch manager Lee Cook said the fire had started in the rear- lounge on the ground floor of the property. This week, a joint police


and fire investigation was be­ ing conducted to ascertain the cause of the fire and the events


, leading up to it. Firefighters from Burnley,.


A c c r in g to n and Great Harwood were called to the blaze and Whalley Road was closedbythepoliceforaround • three hours! .


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The scene of the house fire in Whalley Road, Read. Firefighters rescued a woman with severe burns to herface and arms from an upstairs window.


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