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Boy, five, becomes third family member to die after Nottinghamshire fire Tributes paid to three family members killed in 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. Tributes have been paid to a family involved in a house fire that killed two children and their mother.
The child was among five people rescued from the property. Police said on Sunday he had died in hospital. Justine Collinson, 33, died along with eight-year-old daughter, Isabella, and her five-year-old son, Harvey. Her husband Gavin, 34, remains in a serious condition in hospital.
Nottinghamshire police said emergency services were called at about 7am on Saturday to the blaze on Woodhill Road in Collingham, near Newark. The fire broke out at around 7am on Saturday at the family’s home in the Nottinghamshire village of Collingham. It is understood that the children’s 53-year-old grandmother was led to safety.
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. One friend wrote on social media: “My beautiful best friend and her two beautiful children all taken in such awful circumstances. Gav is still fighting at present. I love you so much Justine, Izzy and Harvey.”
Ch Insp Rich Stapleford said: “Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, friends and the community of Collingham at this difficult time.” Another posted: “Woken up in a sweat. Still can’t believe it’s true! Just can’t stop thinking about the awful news of Justine Collison and her children passing away. You never know when your last breath will be. She took life by the horns and lived it to the fullest, still nowhere near long enough.
Police and the fire service are working to establish the cause of the blaze. “My head is blown my heart is heavy. Devastated for ALL the family that I grew up with that treasured her and her children so much. I’m constantly praying for you all. I have no words to say, just tears and lot of love to you all. So, so sorry for your loss.”
A church service was held for the family in the small Nottinghamshire village on Sunday as friends paid tribute to them. Ch Insp Rich Stapleford of Nottinghamshire police 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.
Wayne Walker, 39, told the Nottingham Post: “They were a lovely couple. Bubbly, outgoing and good parents. A church service was held for the family in the village on Sunday.
“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.”
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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