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| Hunt for family after house fire | Hunt for family after house fire |
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| A search has begun for a family following a severe fire at their isolated Shropshire home. | |
| Police said the fire at Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, near Oswestry, was so severe emergency crews have not yet been able to go inside. | Police said the fire at Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, near Oswestry, was so severe emergency crews have not yet been able to go inside. |
| Christopher Foster, his wife Jillian and teenage daughter Kirsty are unaccounted for. | Christopher Foster, his wife Jillian and teenage daughter Kirsty are unaccounted for. |
| Emergency services were alerted in the early hours and the fire is being treated as arson. | Emergency services were alerted in the early hours and the fire is being treated as arson. |
| Well alight | Well alight |
| Det Supt Jon Groves from West Mercia's major incident unit said: "Officers have not yet been able to get into the house due to the severity of the fire. | Det Supt Jon Groves from West Mercia's major incident unit said: "Officers have not yet been able to get into the house due to the severity of the fire. |
| Police have been carrying out checks near the scene | |
| "We will be carrying out a search as soon as the building is deemed to be safe. | "We will be carrying out a search as soon as the building is deemed to be safe. |
| "The occupants of the house have not been accounted for." | "The occupants of the house have not been accounted for." |
| He appealed for the family or anyone who has seen them over the Bank Holiday weekend to get in touch as a matter of urgency. | He appealed for the family or anyone who has seen them over the Bank Holiday weekend to get in touch as a matter of urgency. |
| The house is situated off the road between Maesbrook and Knockin and police said the house was well alight when fire crews arrived. | The house is situated off the road between Maesbrook and Knockin and police said the house was well alight when fire crews arrived. |
| A search of the property is expected to take some time due to it being a large site. | A search of the property is expected to take some time due to it being a large site. |
| The road outside the house has been closed off. | The road outside the house has been closed off. |