Murder arrest after woman dies in house fire

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 90s died in a house fire.

Gloucestershire Police were called to reports of a fire at a property in Elmgrove Road West in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, at 04:00 BST on Sunday.

Emergency services searched the house and found an elderly woman who was unconscious. Ambulance crews performed CPR but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

A woman in her 60s, from Gloucester, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and arson with intent to endanger life.

Police said the two women knew each other and they are treating the death as an isolated incident.

A police cordon is in place in the area and anyone with information is being asked to contact police.

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