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| Dave Potts 'may have set self on fire' in Broadheath | Dave Potts 'may have set self on fire' in Broadheath |
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| A man who died in a Greater Manchester house fire that left four people including a child critically hurt may have set himself alight, police said. | A man who died in a Greater Manchester house fire that left four people including a child critically hurt may have set himself alight, police said. |
| Dave Potts, 39, was found with serious burns during a blaze on Barlow Street, Broadheath, at 04:50 BST on Monday. | Dave Potts, 39, was found with serious burns during a blaze on Barlow Street, Broadheath, at 04:50 BST on Monday. |
| He died later in hospital and police said they were investigating the possibility he set fire to himself. | He died later in hospital and police said they were investigating the possibility he set fire to himself. |
| A five-year-old boy, a 40-year-old woman and two teenagers aged 18 and 15 remain in a critical condition. | A five-year-old boy, a 40-year-old woman and two teenagers aged 18 and 15 remain in a critical condition. |
| It is believed the house is owned by Tracy Jones, who lives at the property with her children. | It is believed the house is owned by Tracy Jones, who lives at the property with her children. |
| She and the two teenagers managed to escape the house before firefighters arrived to tackle the blaze. | She and the two teenagers managed to escape the house before firefighters arrived to tackle the blaze. |
| They rescued the five-year-old from an upstairs bedroom and found Mr Potts badly burned in the downstairs lounge. | They rescued the five-year-old from an upstairs bedroom and found Mr Potts badly burned in the downstairs lounge. |
| Police said the family was already known to them from previous reports of harrassment, and they would be conducting an internal inquiry. |