Girl, 15, who died in fire named as Ann Eyre

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Lewis Adams

BBC News, Buckinghamshire

Sam Read

BBC News, Buckinghamshire

Reporting fromBletchley

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Ann Eyre died in the house fire in Bletchley, police confirmed

A 15-year-old girl who died in a house fire with a 67-year-old woman has been named by police.

Ann Eyre was in the property with the other woman, who has not been named, when fire crews and police were called to the blaze in Bletchley, near Milton Keynes, at about 12:10 BST on Friday.

Both died at the scene and an investigation was under way to establish the cause of the fire, Thames Valley Police (TVP) said. The house remained sealed off on Saturday.

A spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims of this tragic fire."

Sam Read/BBC Two uniformed police officers stand guard, with a couple of police tents erected on the front drive of a semi-detached house. There is black charring to the side of the house.Sam Read/BBC

Police officers have remained in St Patrick's Way since the fatal fire

A spokesman for TVP confirmed the victims' next of kin had been informed and offered support.

"Although she has not been formally identified, we can confirm the girl who died was Ann Eyre, from Bletchley.

"We'd ask people to respect her family's privacy at this incredibly difficult time," the spokesman said.

A next door neighbour described hearing "loud screams" and how another of his neighbours shouted for someone to "break the door".

The man, who only gave his name as Gabriel, told the BBC he was at home with his children at the time.

Fire crews turned up at St Patrick's Way about five minutes after he dialled 999, Gabriel said.

"Earlier when it happened, I really wasn't myself. I was very, very, shocked," he said.

He described what he says he saw as "unimaginable" and "tragic".

Sam Read/BBC A picture taken from the ground. In the foreground, are three or four bunches of flowers lying on the grassy front lawn. In the background, two police officers guard a bricked semi-detached house.Sam Read/BBC

Floral tributes have been laid outside the house

Gabriel said the family affected was "easy-going, calm and lovely".

Police had earlier said the flames were "quickly brought under control" and the deaths were being "considered unexplained".

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