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| Lowestoft house blaze leaves two in 'serious' condition | Lowestoft house blaze leaves two in 'serious' condition |
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| Two people are in a "very serious" condition in hospital after a blaze at a house in the early hours. | Two people are in a "very serious" condition in hospital after a blaze at a house in the early hours. |
| The fire broke out at the house in Stanley Street, Lowestoft, just after 01:00 BST, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said. | |
| It took 20 firefighters two hours bringing the blaze under control. | It took 20 firefighters two hours bringing the blaze under control. |
| Area commander Ian Bowell said crews forced their way through the glass front door and a ground floor window to rescue the victims. | |
| One person was found in the hallway and another in an upstairs bedroom. | |
| Neighbour Brenda Durrant dialled 999 when she woke up just after 01:00 and could smell smoke. | Neighbour Brenda Durrant dialled 999 when she woke up just after 01:00 and could smell smoke. |
| "I looked out the bathroom window and all the bottom part of the kitchen window was alight," she said. | "I looked out the bathroom window and all the bottom part of the kitchen window was alight," she said. |
| Mrs Durrant said one of the occupants uses a wheelchair and the house, which had not been maintained for many years, "was full of cardboard boxes." | Mrs Durrant said one of the occupants uses a wheelchair and the house, which had not been maintained for many years, "was full of cardboard boxes." |
| A joint police and fire investigation into the cause is under way but Commander Bowell said preliminary inquiries "lead them to believe the fire started in the kitchen." |