A WOMAN has died following a house fire in Sutton-in-Craven. Emergency services were called to an address in Wright Street on Saturday at about 9.55pm. A 72-year-old woman, the only occupant of the house, was found in a bedroom.

An ambulance crew battled to revive her, but she was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

Detective Chief Inspector Allan Harder, of North Yorkshire Police, said: “The cause of the fire remains unexplained at this time and Police and fire investigators are carrying out a full examination of the property to determine how it started.”

Police had not released the woman’s identity last night.

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