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Father and son die in house fire | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
The body has been found of a father killed with his young son in a fire at the family home near Loch Ness. | |
Colin Stocks, 45, died with his three-year-old son Stuart when fire broke out at their home in the village of Foyers in the early hours of Friday. | |
The remains of a three-year-old Stuart were found on Friday evening. An investigation is under way. | |
Stuart's mother and brother, who were treated for smoke inhalation, were said to be "distressed and shocked". | |
The alarm was raised at about 0450 BST on Friday. | |
Up to 30 firefighters were at the scene at the height of the blaze. | Up to 30 firefighters were at the scene at the height of the blaze. |
The structure of the house had to be made safe before fire crews could begin a search of the building and start an investigation into the cause of the fire. | The structure of the house had to be made safe before fire crews could begin a search of the building and start an investigation into the cause of the fire. |
The search at the house was suspended on Friday evening shortly after Stuart's body was found. | |
It resumed on Saturday morning and his father's body was later found. | |
Neighbour Wendy Bellaris spoke of the community's shock at the incident. | Neighbour Wendy Bellaris spoke of the community's shock at the incident. |
She said: "Everybody is just terribly upset. | She said: "Everybody is just terribly upset. |
"We just cannot believe it. You see it on the news, but when its next door to you, you can't believe it. It's awful." | "We just cannot believe it. You see it on the news, but when its next door to you, you can't believe it. It's awful." |