A man and a dog have died in a house fire on Merseyside.
Emergency crews were called to the semi-detached home on Beaufort Drive in Wallasey, Wirral, just after 20:30 BST on Monday.
The man was at first rescued from the building but pronounced dead by paramedics before arriving at Arrowe Park Hospital. The dog died at the scene.
Police and the fire service have started a joint investigation into what caused the fire.
Three engines attended and found the ground floor of the house well alight and smoke issuing from the upper floor, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said.