Thornton Cleveleys man dies in house fire
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Six fire engines attended the blaze at its height
A man has died in a fire which swept through two houses in Lancashire.
The blaze started in Gorse Avenue in Thornton-Cleveleys shortly before 09:00 BST on Saturday, said Lancashire Police.
Firefighters pulled a 51-year-old man from one of the homes but he was declared dead at the scene.
A joint investigation between Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and police is under way to establish the cause of the fire.
Local bakery Hunters Kitchen has set up a fundraising page to help pay for the man's funeral.
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