Overview
- The blaze was reported shortly before 7.45pm on Monday at a home on Sandwood Park in Guisborough.
- Cleveland Police said the victim was an elderly woman and confirmed her next of kin have been informed.
- The North East Ambulance Service sent an ambulance, a clinical team leader and its HART unit, with the Great North Air Ambulance Service attending by road.
- Cleveland Police and Cleveland Fire Brigade are conducting joint enquiries to determine the circumstances and cause, which have not yet been disclosed.
- Local reporting indicates around six fire appliances responded to the incident.