Domestic Fire on Dewsbury Road, Luton

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called this morning (14/06) at around 03:24am to reports of a domestic house fire on Dewsbury Road, Luton. The fire was located on the ground floor of a 2-storey building. The ground floor was entirely damaged by fire and the first floor had been entirely damaged by smoke. Unfortunately, one 85-year-old woman sadly lost her life. Our thoughts go out to all the family, friends, and community around the individual.

The incident was attended by crews from Luton, Stopsley and Leighton Buzzard and firefighters used breathing apparatus, jets and large fans to tackle the blaze. The aerial platform was also used to sheet up solar panels. The fire had been fully extinguished by around 4:00am but Fire Investigation teams remain on site with Bedfordshire Police Scenes of Crime unit to work to fully determine the cause of the fire. An update on this will follow later on.