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Man dead and children 'serious' after Rotherham house fire | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A man has died and two young children are seriously ill after a fire at a house in Rotherham. | |
The man was found downstairs in the house on Wagon Road, Greasbrough, and declared dead at the scene. | |
A woman and the children, thought to be a boy and girl, were found upstairs and taken from the house by firefighters. | |
The children were in a serious but stable condition at Sheffield Children's Hospital. The woman was being treated at Rotherham hospital. | |
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started in the kitchen at 00:45 GMT and an investigation was taking place to determine the cause. | South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire started in the kitchen at 00:45 GMT and an investigation was taking place to determine the cause. |
Mick Mason, from the fire service, said the inside of the semi-detached house was a "scene of devastation". | |
He said: "There's been some quite intense heat in there. The kitchen's totally gutted and there's quite severe smoke damage to the rest of the premises." | |
Neighbour Carol Redding said she saw the children being carried from the house. | |
"It was awful. I knew it was really serious because the children were limp." |