They were alerted to the fire after another neighbour “saw smoke coming out of his vents”.
She said: “They tried to knock on his door to see if they could get a response but couldn’t and called the fire brigade.
“I just can’t believe it’s happened to such a lovely man”.
Langley Walk, Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams
- Credit: ARCHANT LTD
It is understood Mr Hunt was a former Hellesdon High School pupil.
Neil Featherby, owner of Sportlink running and fitness in Taverham, who used to go to school with Mr Hunt, said he was a really likeable guy .
They were alerted to the fire after another neighbour “saw smoke coming out of his vents”.
She said: “They tried to knock on his door to see if they could get a response but couldn’t and called the fire brigade.
“I just can’t believe it’s happened to such a lovely man”.
Langley Walk, Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams
- Credit: ARCHANT LTD
It is understood Mr Hunt was a former Hellesdon High School pupil.
Neil Featherby, owner of Sportlink running and fitness in Taverham, who used to go to school with Mr Hunt, said he was a really likeable guy .
Police at the scene of the house fire in Langley Walk, Norwich.
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Police remain at the scene of a fire at a home in Norwich - but it remains unclear whether anybody was hurt in the blaze.
Emergency services were called to a fire in a bungalow at Langley Walk, off Old Palace Road in Norwich, on Tuesday (February 2) night.
Fire crews from Earlham, Carrow and Sprowston, were called to tackle the fire at shortly before 9.30pm.
Two police officers were at the scene of the fire on Wednesday morning.
Blue and white police tape surrounds the bungalow where the fire happened. Picture: Danielle Booden
A thermal imaging camera was used to check for hot spots.
Fire crews had left the scene at 10.40pm last night.
Temporary road closures were put in place on nearby Russell Street, while emergency services worked at the scene.
Former Norwich city councillor Dawn Castle-Green, who lives nearby, said she was sorry to hear the man had died.
She said: I didn t know the man s name, but I would see him when I was walking my dog. I think he d lived there for five or six years. He was always pleasant.
Her husband Ron said the pair had realised something was happening when they noticed blue lights through their window.