Woman found dead after a fire in Wellingborough
A woman in her sixties has died following a fire in a first-floor flat.
The blaze broke-out on at 09:25 BST on Monday in Buttermere, in the Queensway area of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
The woman's death is not being treated as suspicious and investigations are underway to establish the cause of the fire.
Northamptonshire Police have asked for witnesses, or anyone with information, to come forward.
Fire crews were called following reports of smoke coming from a window at 09:25 BST.
Three fire engines were sent to the scene.
Police said the fire was extinguished quickly and the woman's body was then discovered.
Efforts are now being made to identify the woman and inform her family.
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