A toddler has died following a house fire in South Yorkshire, police have said.
A neighbour alerted the emergency services to the blaze in Don Street, Conisbrough, near Doncaster, shortly before 8pm on Thursday.
The two-year-old girl was rescued from a bedroom window by firefighters, but she died later in hospital.
Police say no-one else was injured in the blaze.
“A two-year-old girl was taken to hospital where sadly she died from her injuries,” a spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said.
“Police believe that no-one else was injured during the incident and inquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances around the fire.”
A statement from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said two crews battled the fire.
“A team of firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and located the fire in an upstairs bedroom,” it said.
“A young child was rescued from the bedroom but sadly died.”
An investigation into the cause of the fire will begin today.
