Monday, October 15, 2012

Three Children Dead In House Fire

Three children and a woman have died and three others are in hospital following a house fire in Essex.

Firefighters called to the property in Barn Mead, Harlow, at about 01:45 BST found flames coming out of the front and back doors.

Two boys aged 13 and six, a girl aged 11 and the woman, believed to be the children's mother, were declared dead at the scene.

A girl, three, and a boy, nine, have serious burns. A man has minor burns.