Investigation underway after fatal house fire in Wakefield
An investigation is underway after a fatal house fire in Wakefield.
Police say they were called to Regina Court in Havercroft yesterday.
A woman sadly died.
West Yorkshire Police said: "At 5.45pm yesterday (Monday), police received a report of a fire with a person trapped at an address in Regina Crescent in the Havercroft area of Wakefield.
"Emergency services attended the location and established that a woman was inside.
"The woman was removed from the property and received emergency medical attention at the scene, but was sadly pronounced deceased a short time later.
"Enquiries are continuing with the fire service into the cause of the blaze."