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Murder investigation launched after two people die in house fire near Middlesbrough
Police are examining whether the blaze is linked to wider organised crime as four other people were hospitalised, including one woman in critical condition.
- On Wednesday, Cleveland Police launched a murder investigation after two people died in a house fire on Birchington Avenue in Grangetown, Middlesbrough.
- Emergency responders arrived at 5.23am as Cleveland Fire Brigade dispatched six fire engines and the Incident Command Unit to combat the blaze.
- North East Ambulance Service transported four patients to James Cook University Hospital; one woman remains in critical condition at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, with three others sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.
- Redcar and Cleveland Local Policing Commander Supt Emily Harrison stated the force is working to "establish the circumstances of exactly what has happened," while police "cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime at this time."
- The incident occurred approximately two miles from Sunday's A66 crash that killed seven people; Redcar & Cleveland borough councillor for Grangetown Adam Brook urged residents not to "share unconfirmed information.
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Middlesbrough fire live: 2 house fire 'murders' may be linked to organised crime
Seven fire engines were called to Birchington Avenue and Leighton Road, which are closed, after a house fire in Grangetown - two people have died and a murder investigation has been launched
·London, United Kingdom
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Two dead and woman fighting for life in RVI as Grangetown house fire murder investigation launched
·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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