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| Harlow fire: three-year-old girl in critical but stable condition | Harlow fire: three-year-old girl in critical but stable condition |
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| A three-year-old girl who survived a suspected arson attack that killed her mother and four siblings remains in an acute condition in hospital. | A three-year-old girl who survived a suspected arson attack that killed her mother and four siblings remains in an acute condition in hospital. |
| Maheen Shakoor is said to be "critical but stable" in the specialist burns unit at Broomfield hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, where she was transferred after the attack on her home in Harlow. | Maheen Shakoor is said to be "critical but stable" in the specialist burns unit at Broomfield hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, where she was transferred after the attack on her home in Harlow. |
| Her father, Dr Abdul Shakoor, was the only other survivor of the fire. He was being treated for smoke inhalation and shock at Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow. He has asked to be transferred to Broomfield to be closer to Maheen. | Her father, Dr Abdul Shakoor, was the only other survivor of the fire. He was being treated for smoke inhalation and shock at Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow. He has asked to be transferred to Broomfield to be closer to Maheen. |
| Dr Purnami da Silva, who works with Shakoor, said: "As you would expect he is inconsolable. It's a very difficult time for a father whose family has been taken away." | Dr Purnami da Silva, who works with Shakoor, said: "As you would expect he is inconsolable. It's a very difficult time for a father whose family has been taken away." |
| Shakoor's wife, Sabah Usmani, a trained doctor, sons Sohaib, 11, and Rayan, six, and 12-year-old daughter Hira died at the scene in the early hours on Monday. | Shakoor's wife, Sabah Usmani, a trained doctor, sons Sohaib, 11, and Rayan, six, and 12-year-old daughter Hira died at the scene in the early hours on Monday. |
| A third son, Muneeb, nine, and Maheen were rescued by fire crews and taken to hospital in a critical condition but Muneeb later died. Shakoor was said to have "fought hard" to save his family. | A third son, Muneeb, nine, and Maheen were rescued by fire crews and taken to hospital in a critical condition but Muneeb later died. Shakoor was said to have "fought hard" to save his family. |
| A forensic examination has begun into a tragedy that killed children described by their headteacher, Lesley Lynn, as "intelligent and sociable children with a good sense of humour, good at sports and much loved by everyone." | A forensic examination has begun into a tragedy that killed children described by their headteacher, Lesley Lynn, as "intelligent and sociable children with a good sense of humour, good at sports and much loved by everyone." |
| Essex police said they had ruled out a racist motive and have dismissed rumours the fire was caused by a serial arsonist. | Essex police said they had ruled out a racist motive and have dismissed rumours the fire was caused by a serial arsonist. |
| A spokesman said: "The cause of the fire is still under investigation and detectives cannot rule in or rule out all lines of inquiry and cannot speculate on the motive or cause." | A spokesman said: "The cause of the fire is still under investigation and detectives cannot rule in or rule out all lines of inquiry and cannot speculate on the motive or cause." |
| A Ford Focus belonging to a neighbour of the Shakoor family was also damaged in a suspected arson incident. | A Ford Focus belonging to a neighbour of the Shakoor family was also damaged in a suspected arson incident. |
| Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, the Shakoor family lived in Saudi Arabia, where the children were born, for more than a decade before moving to the UK. | Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, the Shakoor family lived in Saudi Arabia, where the children were born, for more than a decade before moving to the UK. |
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