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Firefighters offer free safety checks after flat blaze
FIREFIGHTERS have been trying to reasurre residents by providing fire safety advice in Hazlemere today after a woman died in a flat blaze.
A 57-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene in Fallowfield at 6pm last night. An investigation has been launched by Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service and Thames Valley Police.
Assistant chief fire officer Bryan Dugdale said: "It's a difficult time for the family and for the community as a whole, and our thoughts are very much with everyone who has been affected by the tragedy.
"We are hoping that our presence there today will go some way towards reassuring people and helping them come to terms with what has happened.
"We also want to make sure that local people have easy access to any fire safety advice they may be seeking."
Firefighters are offering to carry out free fire safety checks in people's homes, fitting free smoke alarms where necessary.
If you would like to book a check, phone 01296 744477 or email cs@bucksfire.gov.uk. Alternatively you can fill in an online form at www.bucksfire.gov.uk/bucksfire/free
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