Four people die after fire spreads through house in Bootle, Merseyside

Fire crews and police attended the house this morning after the overnight fire (Picture: LIVERPOOL ECHO)

Four people have died in a fire at a house in Merseyside overnight.

Four casualties ‘showing no signs of life’ were found at the semi-detached house in Stone Square in Bootle, Sefton.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the blaze at about 3.45am this morning.

The ‘intense fire’ at the property ‘spread very rapidly’, Chief Fire Officer Nick ...