Woman dies in Newbold house fire
It broke out in a bungalow on Monday
An 85-year-old woman has tragically died following a bungalow fire on Highfield Lane, Newbold.
Firefighters from Chesterfield, Staveley and Dronfield attended the incident just before 1am on Monday 27 February and entered the bungalow wearing breathing apparatus to rescue the elderly woman.
She was handed into the care of East Midlands Ambulance Service and taken to hospital, with crews extinguishing a fire in the living room of the property.
Sadly she passed away in hospital yesterday (Tuesday 28 February).
Station Manager Rob Leverton, who carried out the fire investigation, said: “I’d like to extend the thoughts and sympathy of everyone at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service to the family and friends of the deceased at this distressing time.”
A fire investigation has determined this was an accidental electrical fire.