Two people have died in a house fire in Chesterfield

A man and woman have died after a house fire in Derbyshire.

Emergency services were called to Staunton Close in Chesterfield early this morning.

Officers attended with colleagues from Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and East Midlands Ambulance Service, and assisted with road closures and scene preservation.

Firefighters were dealing with a serious house fire at the three-storey terraced property.

A woman managed to escape from the property but a 65-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were pronounced deceased at the scene.

A number of neighbouring properties were evacuated as a safety precaution and residents are staying with family and friends.

Group Manager Nathan Stevens said:

“Early this morning fire crews attended a house fire where sadly two people have lost their lives.

“Crews from Chesterfield, Clay Cross, Staveley, and Dronfield attended the fire and on arrival at the scene firefighters rapidly deployed into the property to search and locate the occupants, while other crews tackled the fire from outside. One occupant had managed to escape, but tragically two adults have now been confirmed deceased.

“The thoughts of everyone at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service are with the deceased, their family and friends at this distressing time.”

Investigations are continuing to establish the cause of the fire.

Anyone with information is asked to contact us quoting incident number 141 of 7 April using the following methods.

Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form

Facebook – send us a private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page

X (Twitter) – direct message our contact centre via @DerPolContact

Phone – call us on 101

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.

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