Firefighters, police and paramedics descended on the street in Mossley on Monday evening
The scene of a house fire on Foxwood Drive in Mossley(Image: Manchester Evening News)
An elderly man has died after a house fire broke out in Tameside.
Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to Foxwood Drive in the Mossley area following reports of the blaze at around 7.25pm last night (Monday, June 22). Five fire engines were sent to the scene, a spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said.
The man, aged in his 80s, was found unresponsive. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, a Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said.
Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter
Pictures from the scene on Monday night showed a number of police vehicles and fire engines lining the residential road. This morning, a police van remained stationed outside a house.
Photos showed the house left with a burnt-out roof above a window. A GMP spokesperson said: “Emergency services responded to an address on Foxwood Drive, Mossley at around 7:30 pm yesterday (22/06/26) following reports of a fire.
“Upon attendance, a man in his 80s was located unresponsive and sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A scene remains in place and enquiries are ongoing.”
In a statement, a GMFRS spokesperson said: “At around 7.25pm on Monday 22 June, five fire engines from across Greater Manchester were called to attend a house fire on Foxwood Drive, Mossley.
“Crews arrived quickly and used four hose reels and five breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. Firefighters worked alongside colleagues from Greater Manchester Police and North West Ambulance Service and were in attendance for six hours.”
