Two seats of fire at 'deliberate' fatal Bradford blaze

They are believed to have started the fire deliberately, according to a report.

Emergency services were scrambled to Ringwood Road, on Bradford’s Canterbury estate, early on the morning of March 28 this year.

It was later confirmed that siblings Linda and Alan McGinty, aged 63 and 68, had been killed in the fire and a probe was launched to determine the cause.

Emergency services at the scene on Ringwood Road (Image: Newsquest)

Neighbours saw black smoke coming from the house. 

One resident, who was at the scene at the time of the fire, said: “The fire brigade made a big hole in the door because they couldn’t get in.

“There was loads of black smoke coming out of the house.”

The neighbour also saw the brother and sister receiving medical attention.

"It's so sad," she added.

Linda and Alan McGinty were killed in the fire tragedy

Another neighbour said: "It’s sad. We have a very close and tight-knit community.”

A report to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Fire Authority, ahead of a meeting on June 30, details recent fatal incidents.

Touching on the Ringwood Road fire, the report says: “The fatalities in this incident were brother and sister aged 68 and 63 respectively.

The scene was investigated

“They lived in a mid-terraced house. There were two separate seats of fire, and it is believed that the fires were started deliberately by the two individuals.”

Earlier this year, a man died in a fire. 

The report says: “The deceased was found in his home. The fire is believed to have been set deliberately by the homeowner.”

In another tragic fire, a 66-year-old woman was likely killed due to “careless handling of smoking materials”.

It happened on February 4 this year in the Stonebridge retirement housing complex, on Idlecroft Road, Idle, and she died four days later from her injuries.

The report says: “The deceased female was 66 years old and lived in a self-contained rented sheltered housing flat.

“The most likely cause of this fire was careless handling of smoking materials.

“The individual was taken to hospital where she died of her injuries on February 8, 2022.”