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Woman dies in village house fire

Galya DimitrovaSouth of England
News imageBBC A police cordon around a red-brick house with a white door, a cream wall red brick. There are some pot plants and a bucket outside.BBC
A police cordon is in place at Oxford Road in Kirtlington

A woman in her 70s has died in a house fire in a village in Oxfordshire.

Three fire crews from Bicester and Oxford were called to Oxford Close, Kirtlington, at 10:53 GMT.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said the nearby Oxford Road had been reopened, but a cordon would remain in place overnight and into tomorrow. They said officers would also remain at the scene.

Although the fire has been extinguished the force has appealed to residents to keep windows closed and avoid the area.

"There is not believed to be any wider threat to the public at this time," the spokesperson added.

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