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| Louis Simpson, 14, missing after Lancashire barn fire | Louis Simpson, 14, missing after Lancashire barn fire |
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| A 14-year-old boy who was "playing" with friends is missing after a fire at a barn that was storing straw. | |
| Louis Simpson has not been seen since a blaze broke out at Fairhurst Hall in Chorley Road, Parbold in Lancashire, at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday. | Louis Simpson has not been seen since a blaze broke out at Fairhurst Hall in Chorley Road, Parbold in Lancashire, at about 15:00 GMT on Sunday. |
| Police said he was with three boys who have all been found. Firefighters believe Louis "may be inside the barn". | |
| His family have been at the scene while fire crews and police search the area. Police are appealing for information. | |
| Det Supt Neil Ashton said it appeared the group of friends were "playing in a rural setting" and were at the barn when the fire started. | |
| It is not yet known how the blaze started. An investigation into the cause is under way. | |
| Members of Louis' family are doing what they can to help with a search of the surrounding countryside. | |
| Firefighters are damping down the barn, which had been storing about 250 tons of straw. |