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12/11/2003
Three young girls die in Yorkshire blaze
Three young sisters have perished after a fierce blaze swept through their Humberside home in the early hours of this morning.
The children, aged one, three and six, were found dead in an upstairs bedroom in the Fourth Avenue house in Goole, east Yorkshire, at around 2am. The children's mother was able to escape the blaze and is being comforted by relatives.
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said they received an emergency call at around 01:55 and immediately dispatched two appliances that arrived three minutes later.
A fire service spokesperson said that due to the severity of the fire, the three children had already suffered fatal injuries.
A specialist fire investigation team is working with the police to establish a cause for the fire.
(gmcg)
The children, aged one, three and six, were found dead in an upstairs bedroom in the Fourth Avenue house in Goole, east Yorkshire, at around 2am. The children's mother was able to escape the blaze and is being comforted by relatives.
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said they received an emergency call at around 01:55 and immediately dispatched two appliances that arrived three minutes later.
A fire service spokesperson said that due to the severity of the fire, the three children had already suffered fatal injuries.
A specialist fire investigation team is working with the police to establish a cause for the fire.
(gmcg)
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