Man dies in bungalow blaze horror

A MAN has died in a fire which broke out at a bungalow in Barnsley in the early hours of yesterday.

Fire crews were called to the blaze at the property in Treelands, Gawber, at about 4am.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: “A man, believed to be in his early 50s, has died.

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“Fire investigators and police are conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

“The police are appealing for anyone with any information to contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.”

A fire service spokesman said that crews from Barnsley and Cudworth were called to the detached bungalow shortly after 4am.

They added: “There, they quickly rescued a man from the property, who was sadly pronounced dead a short time after.

“Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus quickly put the fire out.”