Man dies after Gainsborough house fire

A man in his 20s has died after a house fire in Gainsborough.

Emergency services were called to an address on Ropery Road, Gainsborough, at around 3.20am on Sunday, March 8.

The 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lincolnshire Police are working closely with their colleagues at Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue to fully understand what happened, and the investigation is ongoing.

Emergency services were called to an address on Ropery Road, Gainsboroughplaceholder image
Emergency services were called to an address on Ropery Road, Gainsborough

Officers will remain on scene while enquiries continue.

If you have any information that can support the investigation, please email [email protected] quoting incident 53 of March 8, in the subject heading. Alternatively, please contact 101 quoting the same incident number.

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