A woman has died in a house fire in Norwich

An elderly woman has died as a result of a house fire in Norwich, police have confirmed. At around 6.40am on Friday morning, emergency services were alerted to a blaze in a home on Unthank Road, between the junctions of Leopold Road and Colman Road. Four crews of firefighters attended the blaze, with police also called to the scene at shortly after 7am. An elderly woman was found inside the property and police have confirmed she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police officers and firefighters remain on the scene investigating the circumstances surrounding it, with a cordon remaining in place between the two junctions. A neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said he had seen the blue lights when emergency services arrived, but was not aware of what had happened.