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| Man dies and family hurt in fire | Man dies and family hurt in fire |
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| A 41-year-old man has died and his wife and two young children have been seriously injured in a suspicious fire at their home in Lancashire. | |
| Flames were seen shooting out of the front door at the house in London Road, Blackburn, when fire crews arrived at 0130 BST, Lancashire Fire Service said. | Flames were seen shooting out of the front door at the house in London Road, Blackburn, when fire crews arrived at 0130 BST, Lancashire Fire Service said. |
| The man died shortly after being pulled from the fire. His wife, 39, is in a "critical" condition. | The man died shortly after being pulled from the fire. His wife, 39, is in a "critical" condition. |
| The couple's children, a boy aged nine and a girl, 14, were seriously injured. | The couple's children, a boy aged nine and a girl, 14, were seriously injured. |
| The children were initially taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital but have since been transferred to a hospital in Manchester. | The children were initially taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital but have since been transferred to a hospital in Manchester. |
| Smashed front door | Smashed front door |
| A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The cause of the fire is being treated as suspicious. | A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The cause of the fire is being treated as suspicious. |
| "On arrival, the firefighters saw flames shooting out the front door and the vestibule." | "On arrival, the firefighters saw flames shooting out the front door and the vestibule." |
| Three fire engines attended the incident. | Three fire engines attended the incident. |
| One crew broke through the back door of the house, another smashed through the front door and pulled the couple and their children from upstairs rooms. | One crew broke through the back door of the house, another smashed through the front door and pulled the couple and their children from upstairs rooms. |
| Lancashire Police have started an investigation into the cause of the fire. | |
| A force spokesman said the victim and his family were Asian but could not say if the fire was racially motivated. | A force spokesman said the victim and his family were Asian but could not say if the fire was racially motivated. |
| Officers are at the scene carrying our forensic examinations. | Officers are at the scene carrying our forensic examinations. |