Girl, seven, and boy, three, are killed when fire rips through family’s suburban three-storey house as woman, 35, suffers life-changing injuries
- A boy, three, and girl, seven, have died after a fire ripped through their home
- A woman, 35, has suffered life-changing injuries after the fire near St Neots
- A man, 46, walked away with only minor injuries after the blaze yesterday
- Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the ‘serious house fire’
A seven-year-old girl and a boy, three, have died after a fire ripped through a family’s suburban three-storey house.
A woman, 35, has suffered life-changing injuries after the blaze broke out at around 7am yesterday in Eynesbury, a suburb of St Neots, Cambridgeshire.
The children were pronounced dead at the scene, a woman was taken to hospital and a 46-year-old man suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established, however police are working with fire investigators to get to the route of the blaze.
A woman, 35, has suffered life-changing injuries after the blaze broke out at around 7am yesterday in Eynesbury, a suburb of St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Photographs from the scene show fire and smoke damage around windows on the first and second floors of the property.
A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help the victims of the blaze.
Fundraiser Gemma Phillips said: ‘Having only recently been impacted by the devastation caused by the fire of my Aunt’s home, my heart completely goes out to this family.
‘I can only imagine the suffering they are going through. Let’s show them we care by donating to help them through the immeasurable trauma they must be experiencing.’
Photographs from the scene show fire and smoke damage around windows on the first and second floors of the property
And Simona Bagnato wrote of Go Fund Me Today: ’10/12, in Eynesbury – Buttercup Avenue a house next to ours had an accident.
‘The house is totally burnt. ‘As neighbor (sic) I thought to help raising money for this family that have lost everything.
‘I know that a little help from each of us will make a difference for these unfortunate people. Thank you for your time.’
Crews from Huntingdon, Sawtry, St Neots, Gamlingay, Cambridge, along with crews from Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene. Around 40 firefighters were in attendance yesterday.
Nearby residents raised the alarm after they noticed a ‘serious house fire’ had taken hold of the property in the Knights Park development near a Tesco superstore.
Crews from Huntingdon, Sawtry, St Neots, Gamlingay, Cambridge, along with crews from Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene
Cambridgeshire police said yesterday: ‘We were called at 7.16am this morning, Thursday December 10, by the ambulance service reporting a fire at a house in Buttercup Avenue, Eynesbury.
‘All three emergency services are in attendance. Residents are advised to avoid the area while emergency services respond to the incident.’
Chief Fire Officer, Chris Strickland, told the Peterborough Telegraph: ‘This is such a devastating incident and our thoughts remain with the family.
‘Crews fought tirelessly to get the fire under control and locate the children who they had been told were still in the house.
‘It’s one of the toughest incidents you can attend as a firefighter and we’re looking after the crews who were there.’