Man dies in fire in Swadlincote

At 11.33 hours on Saturday 12 March, Firefighters from Swadlincote, Melbourne and Staffordshire’s Burton-on-Trent responded to reports of a fire in a flat on Midland Road in Swadlincote.

On entering the property Firefighters discovered there had been a fire in the kitchen. Tragically they also discovered a man's body.

A fire investigation into the cause of the fire has determined that the most probable cause was accidental due to cooking.

An investigation into the cause of death is ongoing.

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