BREAKING: Woman dies in serious South Yorkshire house fire
A woman has died following a serious house fire in Barnsley.
Firefighters were called to the incident on New Road, Staincross at around 5:50pm on Friday, March 17.
Five engines attended the incident with crews from Barnsley, Tankerley, Dearne and Cudworth.
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Hide AdFirefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels to tackle the fire, with the property well alight.
The body of a woman was found inside the property. Two crews remain in attendance to carry out final searches.
A joint police and fire service investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.