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Two people were found dead at the property in Tower Lane, Spalding, Lincolnshire on 1 May 2016. Google Maps

Two people have died after a house fire in Lincolnshire. The blaze took hold of a property in the market town of Spalding around 18 miles north of Peterborough in the East Midlands. A local resident whose home overlooks the Tower Lane house where the blaze broke out, said flames had engulfed the entire width of the roof and described the incident as a "towering inferno", according to Peterborough Today.

The fire was said to have broken out in the early hours of Sunday 1 May at the house off Cowbit Road, near the centre of the town with emergency services rushing to the scene just after midnight. A joint fire service investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire, led by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and Lincolnshire police, is underway.

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Crews from six local fire stations attended but tragically two people were found dead inside the home. A spokesperson for Lincolnshire police said: "Sadly, we can confirm that there have been two fatalities.

"We are not in a position to provide any further details about the deceased at this stage and the cause of the fire is not yet known. A joint fire service and police investigation is underway.

"If anyone has any information they believe may assist the enquiry, they should call 101, quoting incident number 3 of 1st May."

Around 6am fire and rescue teams scaled down the incident but added: "Fire crews will remain at the scene for some time."