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| Man and boy held after fire death | Man and boy held after fire death |
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| A man and a 12-year-old boy have been arrested over a fire in Bolton in which a pensioner died. | A man and a 12-year-old boy have been arrested over a fire in Bolton in which a pensioner died. |
| Hameeda Begum, 71, was killed and six others, including three firefighters, were hurt in the blaze in Great Lever. | |
| Greater Manchester Police arrested the boy and a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder and three counts of attempted murder, a spokesman said. | Greater Manchester Police arrested the boy and a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder and three counts of attempted murder, a spokesman said. |
| The fire started in a rubbish bin at the front of the house in Little Lever Walk on 23 June. | The fire started in a rubbish bin at the front of the house in Little Lever Walk on 23 June. |
| Hameeda Begum died in hospital | |
| Four people were inside the house at the time of the blaze - Mrs Begum, her husband Mumtaz Ahmed Chisty, a 24-year-old woman and a five-year-old girl. | Four people were inside the house at the time of the blaze - Mrs Begum, her husband Mumtaz Ahmed Chisty, a 24-year-old woman and a five-year-old girl. |
| They were rescued from the house by firefighters but Mrs Begum later died in hospital. | They were rescued from the house by firefighters but Mrs Begum later died in hospital. |
| The woman and the child remain critically ill in separate hospitals. | The woman and the child remain critically ill in separate hospitals. |
| Three firefighters received burns. One of the officers suffered up to 50% burns to his lower back and legs and serious burns to his hands. | Three firefighters received burns. One of the officers suffered up to 50% burns to his lower back and legs and serious burns to his hands. |
| Mrs Begum's husband Mr Chisty said his wife woke him up when she heard the smoke alarm go off. | Mrs Begum's husband Mr Chisty said his wife woke him up when she heard the smoke alarm go off. |
| He felt his wife of 45 years had "sacrificed her life to save her children and me". | He felt his wife of 45 years had "sacrificed her life to save her children and me". |