No working smoke alarms in home of fatal fire

A women has died in a fire at her home in Somercotes, Derbyshire.

The women thought to be in her 20’s has not been formally identified but tributes left near the property name the victim as ‘Suzanne’.

Initial findings show that the fire was started by discarded smoking materials and it is thought that the property was not fitted with working smoke alarms.

Fire crews from Alfreton and Ripley were called to the fire at around 4pm on Monday last week and discovered the body of a woman in a bedroom.

A neighbour who spotted the fire said that he had tried to get close to the house but couldn’t due to the amount of smoke coming from the property.

This is the 6^th house fire death in Derbyshire this year.  The Derby Telegraph and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service are currently running a campaign highlighting the importance of having working smoke alarms in homes.