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Police have confirmed that one person has sadly died in the fire at the flat and shop on De Wint Avenue in Lincoln this evening.

Police said work is ongoing to establish the identity of this person.

An East Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “EMAS Hazardous Area Response Team ‘specialist paramedics’ were sent to the emergency to support fire crews and entered the property in breathing apparatus.

“A Dr was also called to support. Two patients were treated for smoke inhalation and taken to Lincoln County for further treatment.”

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The investigation continues to establish the exact circumstances involved.

As previously reported, flames engulfed the building after residents heard an explosion just before 4.30pm.

More than 50 firefighters worked to put out the blaze, with eight crews involved.

If you witnessed anything in relation to the fire and have not already spoken to officers, or if you have any information that could assist the enquiry, please call us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 281 of 21/12/2015.

Lincolnshire Police have charged a local man for a so-called ‘revenge porn’ offence. This is one of the first such cases in the county.

Twenty-eight-year-old Stacey Shenton of Winston Drive in Skegness was charged on December 10 with two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs/film with intent to cause distress and also one charge of voyeurism.

The offences took place in Skegness last June, police said.

Shenton has been bailed to appear before Skegness Magistrates Court on January 12, 2016.

Revenge porn involves someone posting, or threatening to post, private intimate photographs or videos of a former partner online.

Following pressure from victims, politicians and campaigners, in April this year posting revenge porn on the internet became a specific criminal offence in England and Wales. A bill was also adopted in Scotland in October.

Jason Asagba, one of the first people convicted under the new law, was given an 18-month conditional discharge in September.

Under the law, sharing sexual photos or videos of someone else without their consent can result in up to two years in jail.