66-year-old woman dies in Chelmsford house fire
Emergency services were called at about 10.30pm on Saturday
Last updated 24th Nov 2025
A 66-year-old woman has died following a fire at a house in Cobbs Place, Chelmsford.
Emergency services were called at about 10.30pm on Saturday 22nd November.
Paramedics attended but, despite their efforts, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Essex Police said the woman’s death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious, and officers are supporting her family.
A spokesperson from from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said: “An investigation is taking place following a fire in Chelmsford where a woman died.
Firefighters were called to a property in Chelmsford at 10.28pm on Saturday 22 November following reports of smoke coming from a third-floor flat.
On arrival they found 50 per cent of the property alight and heavily smoke-logged, with reports that someone was inside. Crews used breathing apparatus to get her out, but she had sadly passed away.
Our fire investigators are working to establish how the fire started.”