Daily Record
·26 Aug 2026
Child dies in house fire as murder probe launched near crash that killed seven
A child and another person died in a house fire on Birchington Avenue in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough. Cleveland Police launched a murder investigation and arrested two men, aged 23 and 31, who remain in custody. A 48-year-old woman is critically ill and three others suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police have not ruled out a connection between the fire and a nearby A66 crash that killed seven people, including two police officers and five young men.