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Teenager arrested over fatal fire | Teenager arrested over fatal fire |
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A 17-year-old has been arrested after two young children were killed in a "suspicious" house fire in a Derbyshire town, police said. | A 17-year-old has been arrested after two young children were killed in a "suspicious" house fire in a Derbyshire town, police said. |
Fire crews were called to the fire at a terraced house on Edale Way in Buxton at about 2345 BST on Friday. | Fire crews were called to the fire at a terraced house on Edale Way in Buxton at about 2345 BST on Friday. |
A police spokesman said a woman and a child escaped from a first floor window, but two young children died in the fire. | A police spokesman said a woman and a child escaped from a first floor window, but two young children died in the fire. |
Police and the fire service have begun a joint investigation. | Police and the fire service have begun a joint investigation. |
The end-of-terrace house has been cordoned off while investigations are carried out. | |
The fire burned through the roof and the upstairs windows and front door were destroyed. | |
Crews from north Derbyshire and Staffordshire attended the call. |