Four people have died following a house fire in Bootle, with another person taken to hospital after what a fire chief described as an intense blaze that spread very rapidly.
The fire involved a house in Bootle. Emergency crews attended the incident, although the supplied information does not give details of when the fire started, the property involved or the condition of the person taken to hospital.
A fire chief said the blaze was intense and spread rapidly. No cause has been provided, and no further information is available about the victims or the circumstances surrounding the fire.
Four people are confirmed to have died, while the latest known situation is that another person has received hospital treatment. Further details may emerge as the emergency response and inquiries continue.
