Gosport fire: Dog also died in blaze which killed 52-year-old woman and destroyed bungalow

A spokeswoman confirmed the pet was ‘lost’ in the blaze which took hold of a property in Nyria Way just after midday yesterday. 

The age and breed of the dog is not yet known. 

As many as 26 firefighters fought the blaze and a joint investigation is being carried out by Hampshire police and the fire service. 

A 52-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her next of kin have been informed.

New pictures show smoke billowing from the property before it was destroyed. 

One neighbour, Richard Smith, 64, said the flames grew to be ‘at least twice the height of the bungalow’.