Person dies after Boston house fire
An investigation has been launched
Fire crews attended the scene. | Photo: Rinalds Tuja
An investigation has been launched after a person died in a house fire in Boston on Monday afternoon.
Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue said six crews from Boston, Spalding, Horncastle and Donington attended the scene to extinguish the fire on Tooley Street at 12.17pm on May 10.
The fire service announced the tragic news on Monday evening, saying: “Emergency services in Lincolnshire are sadly reporting the death of a person following a house fire in Boston earlier today (Monday). Fire and police investigations into the cause have began and are ongoing.”
Smoke billows from property as crews tackle Boston fire
Multiple crews attended the scene
The road in Boston was closed after a house fire on Monday afternoon.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were called at 12.17pm to a house fire on Tooley Street. Initially four crews attended – two from Boston, one from Donington and another from Spalding. A further two appliances later joined to assist.
Smoke can be seen coming from badly damaged windows at the property and Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue said shortly after 3pm that emergency services were still at the scene.
Fire crews attended the scene. | Photo: Rinalds Tuja