Fatal house fire ruled accidental

A detached house with the front door and part of the white garage door boarded up with wooden boards. About 10 bunches of flowers are laid near to the front door.
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The fire broke out at a property in Tunstall on 17 December at about 20:30 GMT

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A fatal house fire in Stoke-on-Trent has been deemed accidental by investigators.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a blaze at a property in Pennyfields Avenue off Westport Lake Road in Tunstall on 17 December at about 20:30 GMT.

A woman in her 80s was confirmed dead at the scene.

The service worked alongside Staffordshire Police to determine how the fire started.

They extended their condolences to the woman's family.

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