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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. |
| The mother and eight-month-old baby are in hospital with severe burns. | |
| Earlier call | |
| Police and the fire service have begun a joint investigation. | Police and the fire service have begun a joint investigation. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said police were called to the house on Friday night after reports of noise and nuisance in the garden. | |
| He said nothing was found when officers attended. | |
| The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| The end-of-terrace house has been cordoned off while investigations are carried out. | 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. | The fire burned through the roof and the upstairs windows and front door were destroyed. |
| Crews from north Derbyshire and Staffordshire attended the call. | Crews from north Derbyshire and Staffordshire attended the call. |