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Overheated phone battery caused fatal fire at historic Shrewsbury home

Summary by Shropshire Live
A coroner has concluded that an 81-year-old woman died in a tragic accident after a mobile phone battery overheated, sparking a blaze that destroyed a landmark 15th-century building in Shrewsbury town centre.
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Overheated phone battery caused fatal fire at historic Shrewsbury home

A coroner has concluded that an 81-year-old woman died in a tragic accident after a mobile phone battery overheated, sparking a blaze that destroyed a landmark 15th-century building in Shrewsbury town centre.

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Shropshire Live broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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