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| Hemel Hempstead fire: Murder probe after three found dead | Hemel Hempstead fire: Murder probe after three found dead |
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| A murder investigation has been launched after three people, believed to be members of a family, were found dead after house fire. | |
| Two women, aged 50 and 24, and a 57-year-old man were pronounced dead at the property in Stuarts Close, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, at about 12:30 BST on Sunday. | |
| Police said it was believed to be an isolated incident. | Police said it was believed to be an isolated incident. |
| A joint investigation with the fire service is under way. | A joint investigation with the fire service is under way. |
| Det Insp Iain MacPherson, from the Beds, Cambs and Hertfordshire major crime unit, said his thoughts were with those affected, adding: "Police are following all lines of enquiry and considering all possible motives. | |
| "We are dealing with three suspicious deaths and are not looking for anyone else in connection to this incident at this time." | |
| Neighbours said they believed the three people were a husband, wife and daughter. | |
| Neighbour Peter Downer saw smoke coming from the bathroom at the front of the four-bedroom house in Stuarts Close and raised the alarm. | Neighbour Peter Downer saw smoke coming from the bathroom at the front of the four-bedroom house in Stuarts Close and raised the alarm. |
| Mr Downer, 67, said: "We called the fire brigade when I saw smoke coming from the toilet. We were shocked when we heard what happened. | Mr Downer, 67, said: "We called the fire brigade when I saw smoke coming from the toilet. We were shocked when we heard what happened. |
| "They were a quiet family and had lived here for a long time." | "They were a quiet family and had lived here for a long time." |