Overview
- Emergency services were called at about 5:35 a.m. to a detached bungalow on Marches Close, off Oldham Road in the Heyside area of Royton.
- Greater Manchester Police said a man's body was recovered at around 6:00 a.m., with enquiries into the circumstances ongoing.
- Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service sent three engines from Oldham, Hollins and Chadderton plus a turntable ladder from Manchester Central.
- Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used three hose-reel jets to extinguish the blaze, and crews remain on site to make the scene safe.
- Oldham Road was closed in both directions between Littlewood and Otmoor Way as a large emergency response operated at the scene, and no further injuries were reported.