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Hunt for family after house fire Arson attack family still missing
(about 8 hours later)
A search has begun for a family following a severe fire at their isolated Shropshire home. A husband and wife and their teenage daughter remain unaccounted for after a severe fire at their Shropshire home.
Police said the fire at Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, had been so severe emergency crews have not yet been able to go inside as the house is unsafe. Firefighters were called to the blaze, which is being treated as arson, at Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, shortly before 0500 BST on Tuesday.
Christopher Foster, his wife Jillian and teenage daughter Kirsty are unaccounted for. Christopher Foster, his wife Jillian and daughter Kirsty remain missing. It is not yet known if they were in the house at the time of the fire.
Emergency services were alerted in the early hours and the fire is being treated as arson. Police are waiting for the house to be declared safe so they can enter it.
Well alight Det Supt Jon Groves from West Mercia's major incident unit appealed for the family or anyone who may have seen them over the Bank Holiday weekend to get in touch as a matter of urgency.
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 scenePolice have been carrying out checks near the scene
"Officers have not yet been able to get into the house due to the severity of the fire," he said.
"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.
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 because it is a large site.
The road outside the house has been closed off. The road outside the house has been closed off and forensic officers are at the scene.