AN elderly woman has died in hospital following a fire at a sheltered accomodation block.
The 71-year-old suffered serious burns in the blaze at the Manor Gardens Care Home, in the Wardley area of Gateshead, on Friday afternoon.
She has not yet been named.
The owner of a newsagent within the care home carried two other residents to safety.
They were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke.
An investigation is being carried out into the cause of the blaze.
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