A screaming woman had to be dragged away from a house today after two people died in a fire.

Shocked neighbours said the in the Stoke Aldermoor area of Coventry. Locals described the scenes as "absolute chaos" as emergency services flooded the scene.

Fire crews were called to the horrific fire at the property on The Coppice at around 4.50am. Two people were sadly pronounced dead at the scene, confirmed officials.

Witnesses described the "awful" situation and said police officers attempted to calm the woman down, who is said to have known the victims. She reportedly tried to run through the cordon.

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Several police officers surrounded the woman in a bid to calm her down before leading her away from the charred remains of the house. Neighbours say they believe a man and woman in their late 20s or early 30s lived in the property.

One woman who lives nearby said: "My husband was woken up by the fire engines and police. They were were everywhere in the street and there was lots of people shouting.

"I looked out of my window and it was absolute chaos. I've since found out that two people have sadly died. The road was closed by police and I haven't been able to drive back to my house."

A man who lives opposite the house said he saw firefighters searching a nearby field in the early hours of the morning. A neighbour said he was leaving the house at 4.45am this morning and saw police searching the area.

He said: “I saw someone walking up and down banging a metal pole on the floor, I thought someone was about to do a house over or something. So when I got in the car I took a drive up the road just up to the end of the street and realised it was the fire brigade. They were searching around on the field and stuff, I thought they were looking for a fire hydrant in the floor.

“The part about it was I couldn’t smell or see or hear anything. It was pitch black, too. I would have expected to smell the smoke. I’ve heard that two people have been reported to have been killed in the fire. There was something about a bloke with a dog as well that they were searching for."

A female resident said: “My son woke me up, he said he could see the flashing lights and there was a fire engine. It’s awful. I’ve seen them about but I didn’t know them. It’s a woman and her boyfriend I’m guessing. Maybe late 20s early 30s. They weren’t very old.

“The girl was white with blonde hair and I think he was a young Asian lad. I’m shocked there’s damage at the top but not at the bottom of the house. I can see the windows, they’ve melted out of the frame. They’re all plastic, so they’ve just melted. They’ve lived here for a few years."

West Midlands Ambulance Service, a paramedic officer and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene.

A spokesperson said: “On arrival ambulance staff worked closely with colleagues from the fire service and police and were able to identify two patients. Sadly, it quickly became apparent nothing could be done to save either of the patients and they were confirmed dead at the scene.”