THE woman who died in a fire last Tuesday morning, in a house fire in Hale Barns, has been named.

Joyce Bernasconi, 84, was found dead by firefighters shortly before 7.30am on December 9.

Firefighters from Altrincham were sent to the bungalow on Crabtree Avenue, Hale Barns, after someone called them to report that a fire alarm had been triggered.

They entered the single storey house and found a fire in the bedroom.

Mrs Bernasconi was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.