THE elderly victim of a fire at a house in St Bede's Close, Crossgate Moor, Durham, on Thursday, has been named as 82-year-old Annie Isabella Wardle, known as Belle.
She was taken to the University Hospital of North Durham after the blaze broke out in her bedroom, but died.
Mrs Wardle lived in the house with her 20-year-old grandson and his parents. A post mortem examination will be carried out on Monday.
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