A man has died following a flat fire in Hattersley early this morning.

The fire broke out on Honiton Avenue just before 10am

Following a search by firefighters the body of a man was sadly discovered inside the flat.

Formal identification is yet to take place.

A joint investigation between GMP and GMFRS has been launched to establish the circumstances behind the fire.

Road closures in the area are in place whilst enquiries continue.

Detective Sergeant David Donlan, from GMP’s Tameside borough, said: “This investigation is its very early stages and we will be working closely with GMFRS to establish exactly how this fire started and identify the man who tragically died.

“This means we will be speaking to residents in the area and anyone who may witnessed the fire or saw anything earlier this morning.

“I would urge anyone with any information to please contact police.”

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