Boston fire death: Neighbours praise stepfather's rescue bid
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Emergency services were called to the fire at a house on Tooley Street in Boston at about 12:15 on Monday afternoon
Neighbours have told how the stepfather of a man who died in a house fire tried in vain to go back into the property to save him.
About 30 firefighters were called to the blaze in Tooley Street in Boston at about 12:15 BST on Monday.
Police said the man who died was believed to be in his 30s, but he had not yet been formally identified.
Neighbour Martin Tunstall said he "dragged" the stepfather away as it was too dangerous to go back in the house.
Mr Tunstall said the "back room was engulfed with flames".
"[The man] said 'I must go back into the house' and we held him back.
"He's a very brave man to do this."
A joint fire and police investigation has begun to find out the cause of the blaze.
Six fire appliances attended from Boston, Spalding, Horncastle and Donington, according to the fire service.
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