Overview
- A blaze at a home on Attlebridge Way in Kingsway was reported at about 5.25pm on Wednesday, July 8, and a woman rescued from the scene later died from severe burns.
- Members of the public helped before crews from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, the South Western Ambulance Service, and police arrived and transported the woman to Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
- The victim has been named by her family as 42-year-old Amy Louise Stafford, who was described in a tribute as 'a bright light in our lives' and whose family thanked the rescue teams.
- Scenes of Crime officers and fire investigators have completed their on-site assessment and said they are satisfied there is nothing to suggest third-party involvement, though formal enquiries remain open.
- Neighbours have left floral tributes outside the smoke-blackened property and police say they will provide updates when investigative findings allow a clearer explanation of the cause.