Woman, 25, killed in house fire named

6 January 2026

Georgina Harrison-Bailey, 25, died in the fire in December

BBC A shot of a traditional brick house with a terraced roof which has been significantly damaged by fire. Many of the roof's tiles are completely missing and a box window in the attic has been blackened and warped. — Georgina Harrison-Bailey, 25, died in the fire in December

A 25-year-old woman killed in a house fire has been named as an inquest opened into her death.

Georgina Harrison-Bailey was in an upstairs loft conversion and could not be reached by firefighters following the blaze at a property in Totton, Southampton, in December.

Two other people had also been in the property but were removed by crews.

HM Coroner's Service in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton has listed the preliminary causes of death as carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service attended the fire on Northlands Road, in Totton, along with police on the evening of 13 December.

Susan and Michael Harrison-Bailey were removed by firefighters but Georgina was upstairs and could not be reached.

She was pronounced dead by ambulance crews at 01:51 GMT the following day.

The inquest has been adjourned until 7 October.

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