Two people have died after a house fire in Liverpool. The victims, who have not yet been identified, were pulled from a burning building in Old Swan on Wednesday evening.

Merseyside fire and rescue said it was called to the fire in Dovercliffe Road at 8.52pm. Crews in three fire engines found the house was “well alight” when they arrived at the scene three minutes later.

The fire service said: “Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and located two people. They were taken to hospital by paramedics where they were both sadly pronounced dead.”

The fire was put out and an investigation by the fire service and Merseyside police is due to take place. The fire service said the blaze was not being treated as suspicious at this time.