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| School's sadness over fire girls | School's sadness over fire girls |
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| A school has held special assemblies to comfort pupils after four girls were badly burned in a house fire. | A school has held special assemblies to comfort pupils after four girls were badly burned in a house fire. |
| Fellow pupils at Coedcae School in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, are also sending cards to the families of the girls - two sisters and their friends. | Fellow pupils at Coedcae School in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, are also sending cards to the families of the girls - two sisters and their friends. |
| Headteacher Harvey Jones said the whole school was "saddened and worried" about four girls he described as "lively," with lots of friends. | Headteacher Harvey Jones said the whole school was "saddened and worried" about four girls he described as "lively," with lots of friends. |
| The girls, two aged 14 and two aged 15, are at Swansea's Morriston Hospital. | The girls, two aged 14 and two aged 15, are at Swansea's Morriston Hospital. |
| Doctors believe at least one, and probably more, are likely to remain in hospital for some time and will need extensive surgery after Monday's blaze. | Doctors believe at least one, and probably more, are likely to remain in hospital for some time and will need extensive surgery after Monday's blaze. |
| All four girls - who the BBC has decided not to name at the request of their families - are on life support machines, with burns ranging from 41% to 29%. | |
| Especially this time of year, the kids back in school are very saddened by what's gone on Harvey Jones, headteacher | Especially this time of year, the kids back in school are very saddened by what's gone on Harvey Jones, headteacher |
| Mr Jones said teachers and pupils were concerned about the girls and "keeping their fingers crossed". | |
| "Especially this time of year, the kids back in school are very saddened by what's gone on. The youngsters [involved] were lively characters with lots of friends," he said. | "Especially this time of year, the kids back in school are very saddened by what's gone on. The youngsters [involved] were lively characters with lots of friends," he said. |
| "In order to give our youngsters a chance to get their heads round it we had some special assemblies where we talked about what had happened and remembered the kids in our thoughts. | "In order to give our youngsters a chance to get their heads round it we had some special assemblies where we talked about what had happened and remembered the kids in our thoughts. |
| "Those who know them are particularly saddened and worried." | "Those who know them are particularly saddened and worried." |
| Escape | Escape |
| He said some classes were sending cards to the girls' families and to the hospital. | He said some classes were sending cards to the girls' families and to the hospital. |
| An investigation has begun into how the blaze started. | An investigation has begun into how the blaze started. |
| There were reports of an explosion before the roof of the mid-terraced house in Old Castle Road was engulfed in flames. | There were reports of an explosion before the roof of the mid-terraced house in Old Castle Road was engulfed in flames. |
| Fire investigators are examining the scene to discover the cause of the fire, which broke out at 1500 GMT. | Fire investigators are examining the scene to discover the cause of the fire, which broke out at 1500 GMT. |
| Dyfed-Powys Police have already said it does not appear to be suspicious. | Dyfed-Powys Police have already said it does not appear to be suspicious. |
| The four girls were able to escape the burning building before fire crews arrived. | The four girls were able to escape the burning building before fire crews arrived. |