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| Boy, five, becomes third family member to die after Nottinghamshire fire | |
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| A five-year-old boy has become the third member of the same family to die after a house fire in Nottinghamshire. | A five-year-old boy has become the third member of the same family to die after a house fire in Nottinghamshire. |
| The child was among five people rescued from the property. Police said on Sunday he had died in hospital. | |
| Nottinghamshire police said emergency services were called at about 7am on Saturday to the blaze on Woodhill Road in Collingham, near Newark. | |
| An eight-year-old girl and a 33-year-old woman died on Saturday. A 34-year-old man remains in a serious condition in hospital, and a 53-year-old woman was led to safety from the house. Police said all the casualties were members of the same family. | |
| Ch Insp Rich Stapleford said: “Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, friends and the community of Collingham at this difficult time.” | |
| Police and the fire service are working to establish the cause of the blaze. | Police and the fire service are working to establish the cause of the blaze. |
| A church service was held for the family in the small Nottinghamshire village on Sunday as friends paid tribute to them. | A church service was held for the family in the small Nottinghamshire village on Sunday as friends paid tribute to them. |
| Wayne Walker, 39, told the Nottingham Post: “They were a lovely couple. Bubbly, outgoing and good parents. | Wayne Walker, 39, told the Nottingham Post: “They were a lovely couple. Bubbly, outgoing and good parents. |
| “We became friends with them when we moved up here. We have known them for a year and a half. We have been to parties at their house. They were really lovely people.” | “We became friends with them when we moved up here. We have known them for a year and a half. We have been to parties at their house. They were really lovely people.” |
| Hannah Giles Knopp, 27, said the family were supposed to be at her party on Saturday night. “It’s just a shock,” she said. “It’s the worst thing to happen.” | Hannah Giles Knopp, 27, said the family were supposed to be at her party on Saturday night. “It’s just a shock,” she said. “It’s the worst thing to happen.” |
| Robert Jenrick, the Conservative MP for Newark, said on Saturday: “My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those who died in Collingham today – and with those being cared for in hospital. | Robert Jenrick, the Conservative MP for Newark, said on Saturday: “My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those who died in Collingham today – and with those being cared for in hospital. |
| “Thank you to the fire, police and ambulance services for your work. As we approach Christmas, a family devastated by an horrific fire reminds us all of those we love and care for and the fragility of life.” | “Thank you to the fire, police and ambulance services for your work. As we approach Christmas, a family devastated by an horrific fire reminds us all of those we love and care for and the fragility of life.” |
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