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| Two children in hospital after Bradninch house fire | Two children in hospital after Bradninch house fire |
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| Two children have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Devon. | Two children have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Devon. |
| A man and four children, aged between five and 11, were asleep in the house at Bradninch, near Exeter, when smoke alarms alerted them to the fire just before 03:00 BST. | |
| Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the terraced property was totally destroyed. | |
| Two of the children were taken to hospital for treatment after inhaling smoke. Their condition is not known. | |
| An investigation into how the fire started has begun. | |
| Nigel Deasy, the incident commander at the scene, said the family's lives were saved by an escape plan. | |
| "The family was able to survive this fire because of their fantastic fire escape plan which the children were able to follow," he told BBC News. | "The family was able to survive this fire because of their fantastic fire escape plan which the children were able to follow," he told BBC News. |
| "I'd like to send our condolences to the family, but also I must congratulate them for their organisation which let them escape this fire." | "I'd like to send our condolences to the family, but also I must congratulate them for their organisation which let them escape this fire." |
| Mal Swallow, from the fire services said moments after the family escaped from the house it was "engulfed in flames". | |
| "Without a doubt the smoke alarms saved their lives," he added. |