A WOMAN has died after a fire in Sale.

Emergency services were called to a property on Hayling Road in Sale shortly after 2.50pm on Monday March 20, to a report of a fire.

Following a search by firefighters, the body of a 64-year-old woman was discovered inside the property. Formal identification is yet to take place.

A joint investigation with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has been launched to establish the cause of the fire.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Parker of GMP’s Trafford borough, said: “This is a tragic incident in which a woman has died and my thoughts are with her family at this time."

A joint investigation with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service was launched which has now determined the cause of the fire to be non-suspicious.