Woman dies in Nelson blaze
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A WOMAN has died in a fire which broke out at a flat in Nelson early this morning.
The woman’s body was found by firefighters called to the property in Rakeshouse Lane just after 3 a.m.
Three crews were called to the scene after a fire started in the living room.
A joint fire and police investigation is under way.