Woman found dead in Shrewsbury fire

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A woman has died after a fire broke out at a ground floor flat in a 16th Century building in Shrewsbury. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Windsor Place, near Castle Street, at about 03:30 on Tuesday, where the woman, aged in her 80s, was found dead. West Mercia Police said one other person was reported to have suffered injuries in the blaze, described as "significant", but they were not believed to be serious.The force added a critical incident had been declared, and the cause of the fire, which was not being treated as suspicious, was being investigated by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. BBC Radio Shropshire's Ellen Knight reports.