Tragedy as girl, 10, is killed in house fire that her mother and siblings

Release time：2024-05-07 02:06:05 Source：World Web news portal

A 10-year-old girl has tragically died in a devastating house fire that her mother and three siblings managed to escape.

Police have launched a probe into the horrific Bank Holiday blaze which ripped through a property on a residential street in Bradford, West Yorkshire, at 1am this morning.

The schoolgirl perished after the flames took hold in the dormer bedroom she shared with her two sisters, aged 11 and 6, who escaped the blaze, along with their three year-old-brother.

Their mother, 37, was carried out of the property and rushed to hospital with the three other survivors, where they are currently being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The children's father, a teacher at a college in Bradford, was not at the property at the time of the tragedy.

Floral tributes have been left at the scene, where a cordon is currently in place as officers work with fire investigators to determine the cause of the blaze.

A child has tragically died in a house fire this morning in Bradford, West Yorkshire

Pictures of the scene show a two-storey house with a shattered window on the top floor

Floral tributes at the scene of a fatal house fire in Bradford, where a girl, 10, has died

A heartwarming note left on a floral tribute at the scene reads: 'Thinking of and praying for you all at this time of terrible loss and grief'

Detective Chief Inspector Zaheer Abbas of Bradford District Police said: 'This is an absolutely tragic incident in which a young child has lost her life, our thoughts are with her family at this time.

'Our investigation with the fire service has deemed that the fire was not suspicious.

'The family are being supported by specially trained officers, a file will now be prepared for the coroner in due course.'

Pictures of the scene show a two-storey house on the quiet cul de sac with a shattered window on the top floor, surrounded by scorch marks.  

A heartwarming note left on one of the floral tributes reads: 'Thinking of and praying for you all at this time of terrible loss and grief.' 

Family members who arrived at the property to pay their respects were too upset to talk.

A shocked neighbour said: 'The poor little girl who has died is my daughter's friend. My daughter is really upset.

'I saw the mother being escorted out of the building, she could not get out by herself.

'I could only see the flames in the girls' bedroom. Nowhere else. It is devastating.'

A police officer at the scene of a fatal house fire in Bradford, where one child has died

Another neighbour said her daughter used to play with the deceased girl and her little brother in the back garden.

'She was only playing with them a couple of days ago on the slide they have in their garden, they also used to play ball on the street,' said the neighbour.

'They are a lovely family. Dad is a teacher in Bradford and he would always say 'hello' and ask how we are doing.

'My daughter is so very sad about losing her friend.'

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent three crews, two from Bradford and one from Shipley, which used two hose reels and four breathing apparatus at the scene. 

A cordon is currently in place at the scene and police are working with fire investigators

A police spokesperson said: 'At 1.08 this morning, police were called by the fire service to reports of a serious house fire on Kingsdale Drive, Bradford.

'A woman and three children managed to escape the property and were taken to hospital for treatment. Their injuries are not life-threatening.

'A fourth child was found inside the address and was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.

'A scene is currently in place at the address and police are working with the fire investigators to establish the exact cause of the fire.'

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