A Yorkshire solicitor died in house fire started by a candle while trying to save her five dogs, an inquest has heard
Two neighbours managed to enter the conservatory area and rescue three of the dogs, but Mrs Greenwood died at the scene from smoke inhalation.
The fire service believed that Mrs Greenwood had been unaware of the flames and smoke, which would have been noticeable if she had been downstairs, because she was speaking to Mrs Nattrass on an iPad which was found in the main bedroom. The conversation ended at 9.21pm and by 10.05pm, when neighbours called 999, the entire house was alight.
Camilla Greenwood, a lawyer who is now a director of her mother’s firm, said that Mrs Greenwood was ‘not really a fan’ of candles and normally did not appreciate receiving them as gifts. She described her as ‘capable, intelligent, energetic and organised’.
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