Police confirm no suspicious circumstances as two people found dead at Middlesbrough home

Neighbours raised the alarm on Wednesday after noticing that the windows in the house in North Ormesby, Middlesrbough, were blackened and the residents had not been seen for a couple of days.

On Thursday afternoon a Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: “Following a joint investigation with Cleveland Fire Brigade, a fire at an address on Beaumont Road in North Ormesby has been deemed as not suspicious.

The scene on Beaumont Road, North Ormesby, where two people have been found dead inside a house

"Emergency services had been called to the property last night after they received a report of concern for welfare for two people living there and the smell of smoke.

“Police will now prepare a file for the Coroner in regards to the deaths of a man and woman, whose bodies were found inside the property.”

A fire crew broke into the property, where they found the two bodies.

The fire brigade said there had been a fire which started in the kitchen, but this had burnt out before crews arrived.

The neighbour who reported her concerns to police said she heard a smoke alarm going off three nights previous, but could not see anything when she looked out of her window.