Two dead in house fire near site of A66 crash and police ‘cannot rule out link’

Two dead in house fire near site of A66 crash and police ‘cannot rule out link’ Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published August 26, 2026 12:00pm Updated August 26, 2026 3:35pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A murder investigation has been launched after two people died in a house fire in Grangetown near Middlesbrough this morning. The incident comes as the town is still mourning the deaths of seven people, including two police officers, in a crash on the A66 in the early hours of Saturday. Cleveland Police say they are not ruling out a link between the two incidents, adding that they ‘cannot rule out any links to wider organised crime at this time’. Police, ambulance, fire and rescue and Northern Gas Network