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| Arson attack family still missing | Arson attack family still missing |
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| A couple and their teenage daughter remain unaccounted for after a severe fire at their Shropshire home. | A couple and their teenage daughter remain unaccounted for after a severe fire at their Shropshire home. |
| Firefighters were called to the blaze, which is being treated as arson, at Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, shortly before 0500 BST on Tuesday. | 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 daughter Kirstie remain missing. It is not yet known if they were in the house at the time of the fire. | |
| Police are waiting for the house to be declared safe so they can enter it. | Police are waiting for the house to be declared safe so they can enter it. |
| 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 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. |
| Police have been carrying out checks near the scene | Police 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. | "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." |
| 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 because it is 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 and forensic officers are at the scene. | The road outside the house has been closed off and forensic officers are at the scene. |