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An elderly woman has died and three others have been injured in a house fire in Dorset.The 76-year-old woman was killed in the fire at the detached property on Dorchester Road in the Oakdale area of Poole just after 0600 BST.
An 80-year-old man suffered serious burns and is in hospital. A 39-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl were treated for shock and smoke inhalation.
Dorset Police said the fire was not being treated as suspicious.
The house has been sealed off while scenes of crime officers and fire investigators examine the property.
The elderly man is due to be transferred from Poole Hospital to the burns unit at Salisbury Hospital in Wiltshire for specialist treatment.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
An 80-year-old man suffered serious burns and is in hospital. A 39-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl were treated for shock and smoke inhalation.
Dorset Police said the fire was not being treated as suspicious.
The house has been sealed off while scenes of crime officers and fire investigators examine the property.
The elderly man is due to be transferred from Poole Hospital to the burns unit at Salisbury Hospital in Wiltshire for specialist treatment.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.