{"id":584008,"date":"2025-11-21T04:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/584008\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T04:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:59:17","slug":"man-dead-and-woman-very-poorly-after-fire-rips-through-leeds-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/584008\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dead and woman &#8216;very poorly&#8217; after fire rips through Leeds home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 68-year-old remains in hospital<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_ojjk.jpg\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>West Yorkshire Police were called to Hardrow Road, Leeds at 9.34am today (20 November)(Image: Google Street View )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leedslive\">A 60-year-old man has died and a 68-year-old woman is &#8220;very poorly&#8221; after a &#8220;serious and tragic&#8221; <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/all-about\/west-yorkshire-fire-rescue-service\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">fire at a maisonette in Leeds.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leedslive\">West Yorkshire Police were called to Hardrow Road, Leeds at 9.34am today (20 November)<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> by fire services <\/a>after reports of a fire affecting two adjacent properties. Two people &#8211; a woman from the upper maisonette flat and a man from the lower one &#8211; were found to have suffered very serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leedslive\">The man, believed to be in his 60s, has died as a result of injuries sustained in the fire. The woman, aged 68, was taken to the hospital where she is described as in &#8220;a very poorly&#8221; but stable condition. Speaking on behalf of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/all-about\/west-yorkshire-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Yorkshire Police,<\/a> Detective Inspector Dan Ridgeway of Leeds District CID, said: \u201cThis has clearly been a very serious and tragic incident in which a man has lost his life. Initial enquiries into the cause of the fire are underway, with colleagues from the fire service and emergency services remaining on scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leedslive\">\u201cOfficers are working to support relatives of those involved, and a full investigation of the circumstances of the incident will take place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"leedslive\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get all the latest and breaking news in Leeds by <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=8946a294-a75b-44d7-b837-243cc596fa0b&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">signing up to our newsletter here.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-06-at-105818-1jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Get breaking news in Leeds straight to your phone<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the latest big and breaking Leeds news straight to your mobile via WhatsApp <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GeJ6Hmj9BNb15Nkyw6g5mU\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you don\u2019t like our community, you can leave any time. 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