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| Four people die in house fire in Wood Hill, Leicester | Four people die in house fire in Wood Hill, Leicester |
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| Four people have died in a house fire in Leicester. | Four people have died in a house fire in Leicester. |
| Police and firefighters were called to Wood Hill, in the Spinney Hill area of the city, at about 00:35 BST. | Police and firefighters were called to Wood Hill, in the Spinney Hill area of the city, at about 00:35 BST. |
| Neighbours said a woman and three children lived at the property, which was extensively damaged by the fire. | |
| Police said officers were "unable to rule out" the possibility the fire was linked to the murder of a man in Leicester city centre on Thursday. | Police said officers were "unable to rule out" the possibility the fire was linked to the murder of a man in Leicester city centre on Thursday. |
| The four people were already dead when found in upstairs bedrooms. | |
| Police said they could not confirm the ages or gender of the people killed. | |
| Neighbour Soheb Ali, 22, who could see the back of the house from his own, said people were throwing bricks and stones at the windows, trying to let the smoke out and find out if anyone was inside. | |
| "I heard people screaming and my mum could hear popping sounds, a bit like fireworks going off, and my dad could smell burning plastic," he said. | |
| 'Good family' | |
| "We came outside. The whole staircase [of the house] was in flames. If you were upstairs you would have no chance of getting out." | |
| He added: "There were loads of people trying to help. My first thought was 'Could anyone get out?' | |
| "They were a really good family. They were religious; went to the mosque. | |
| "When you see a fire like that you just freeze. You don't know what to do. It's terrifying." | |
| Another resident told the BBC: "I don't know the people who lived there but this is a family area. It's a family living in every house." | |
| A police spokesperson said: "The circumstances and cause of the fire are currently under investigation and officers would ask anyone who has any information regarding the incident to please contact them." | A police spokesperson said: "The circumstances and cause of the fire are currently under investigation and officers would ask anyone who has any information regarding the incident to please contact them." |
| 'Stabbing' | 'Stabbing' |
| A murder investigation was launched on Thursday after a man in his twenties was assaulted in Kent Street at about 17:30 and later died in hospital. | A murder investigation was launched on Thursday after a man in his twenties was assaulted in Kent Street at about 17:30 and later died in hospital. |
| Police said officers found "a large number of people in the street" when they were called to the scene of the attack. They are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the assault or saw any suspicious activity. | Police said officers found "a large number of people in the street" when they were called to the scene of the attack. They are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the assault or saw any suspicious activity. |
| Leicester mayor Peter Soulsby said he had been briefed about the murder in Kent Street and described it as "a stabbing". | Leicester mayor Peter Soulsby said he had been briefed about the murder in Kent Street and described it as "a stabbing". |
| He said: "It's all the more surprising because both the stabbing and indeed the fire are actually quite unusual in Leicester." | He said: "It's all the more surprising because both the stabbing and indeed the fire are actually quite unusual in Leicester." |
| Police said a post-mortem examination is due to take place to find out the cause of the man's death. | Police said a post-mortem examination is due to take place to find out the cause of the man's death. |