Pensioner rescued from fire dies

Crews pulled the pensioner from the house on Woodend Road in Benchill on Monday afternoon.

The woman - who has not been named - was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital but died a short time later.

Fire and police officers carried out a joint investigation to establish the cause of the blaze, but found no suspicious circumstances.

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