Investigation launched after fatal house fire in Flotman

Police were called to the scene in the early hours of this morning

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Author: Iona Stewart-RichardsonPublished 6th Nov 2021

Police are investigating a fatal house fire in Newton Flotman.

Officers were called by Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service at 3.50am this morning (Saturday 6 November) to reports of a fire at an address in Old Street and a body was discovered within the property.

The death is currently being treated as unexplained and the cause of the fire is unknown at this stage.

A police cordon remains in place while Crime Scene Investigators and fire investigators carry out enquiries to establish the cause.

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