Blaze not currently being treated as suspicious, say South Yorkshire police

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One person has died after a fire at a flat in Sheffield.

Three fire crews were called to Handsworth Road in the city at 11.30am on Saturday. A South Yorkshire police spokesman said the fire was not currently being treated as suspicious.

South Yorkshire Fire (@SYFR) A person has sadly died following a fire at a flat on Handsworth Road in Sheffield.



Three fire crews were called just after 11.30am this morning.



An investigation into the fire will now take place.

An investigation into the fire has begun and Handsworth Road going into the city has been cordoned off. Bus services had to be diverted in the area because of the blaze.