One child has died and four other people were taken to hospital after a house fire in Bradford.

Emergency services were called to the home in Kingsdale Drive, a street just off Bolton Road, around 1am on Sunday.

A woman and three children had escaped the property and were taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries, West Yorkshire Police said.

A fourth child was found inside the house and pronounced dead at the scene, the force added.

Police and fire investigators are working to establish the cause of the fire.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: A police officer at the scene of a fatal house fire in Bradford, where one child has died and four other people were taken to hospital.A police officer at the scene of a fatal house fire in Bradford, where one child has died and four other people were taken to hospital. (Image: PA)

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent three crews, two from Bradford and one from Shipley, which used two hose reels and four breathing apparatus at the scene.

Police statement in full

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 1.08 this morning (5 May) police were called by the fire service to reports of a serious house fire on Kingsdale Drive, Bradford.

 

“A woman and three children managed to escape the property and were taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not life-threatening.

“A fourth child was found inside the address and was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.

“A scene is currently in place at the address and police are working with the fire investigators to establish the exact cause of the fire.”