Fire - Laurence Deacon Court, Birkenhead
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Emergency services were called out to a fire at a property in Birkenhead last night, Monday 2 May.
Police were called at around 9pm to a flat at Laurence Deacon Court on St Anne’s Street.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) extinguished the fire before discovering the body of a man at the property.
The man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. His next of kin have been informed.
A post mortem will be carried out to establish the cause of death.
A joint investigation is underway with MFRS to establish the cause of the fire.
Anyone with any information is asked to DM @MerPolCC on Twitter or Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook quoting reference 22000300712.