Three dead following house fire in Northamptonshire village

Three people have died following a fire at a historic former station house in a village in Northamptonshire.

Police, fire and ambulance services were called at around 10.30pm on Friday to reports of a large blaze at a property in Beswick Close in Rushton, near Kettering.

Three people were later confirmed to have died, Northamptonshire Police said.

No further details on the age or identity of the victims have been given.

Images from the site show a large hole burned through the roof of the building, which is a 19th century former station master’s house at the now-closed Glendon and Rushton railway station.

It is a Grade II-listed building, according to the Historic England website, and is believed to now be a residential property.

Three police officers required hospital assessment because of smoke inhalation, the force added.

Rushton Parish Council vice chair Mike Brightman said: “It’s a very sad day for the village, losing some of our residents in such a horrific way.”

MP for Kettering Rosie Writing said she was “saddened” by the incident in a post on X.

She wrote: “I am saddened by this tragic fire and my thoughts are with the family and friends of those involved and everyone in the Rushton community.

“Thank you to the emergency services who attended the scene.”

The cause of the fire is now under investigation by police and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Following the fire, which was near to a railway track, train services between London St Pancras International and Corby, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield were disrupted – along with services between Kettering and Nottingham.

This was because of damage caused to the railway line, according to the National Rail website.

Anyone with information is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101 quoting incident reference 25000180391.

Road closures remain in place on Saturday morning in Station Road between Desborough Road and Oakley Road, including roads off Station Road, with people asked to continue to avoid the area.