Cromford: Woman in 90s dies after house fire

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Image caption, Police said firefighters were called to the blaze at a property on Willersley Lane at about 03:20 GMT

A woman has died after a house fire in a village, police have said.

Derbyshire Police said firefighters were called to the blaze on Willersley Lane in Cromford, near Matlock Bath at about 03:20 GMT on Saturday.

The force said the family of the woman, who was in her 90s, had been informed but formal identification was yet to take place.

A joint investigation between police and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service into the cause of the fire has begun.

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