AN elderly man has died following a fire at his home in Crocketts Way, Eccleston.

The fire was reported at 10.30pm on Friday, Nov 7 and caused severe damage to the living room although the cause is not yet known. Seventy year old Harold Scarisbrick, was rescued by firemen but later died in Whiston Hospital.

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