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| Baby dies in Shetland house fire | Baby dies in Shetland house fire |
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| The family of an eight-month-old baby killed in a house fire in Shetland have spoken of their shock and devastation. | The family of an eight-month-old baby killed in a house fire in Shetland have spoken of their shock and devastation. |
| Annalise Middleton died and her father was seriously injured in the fire at their home in Brae, Shetland. | Annalise Middleton died and her father was seriously injured in the fire at their home in Brae, Shetland. |
| The child's mother and a six-year-old girl and four-year-old boy, who were inside the house, managed to escape but suffered minor smoke inhalation. | The child's mother and a six-year-old girl and four-year-old boy, who were inside the house, managed to escape but suffered minor smoke inhalation. |
| Emergency crews were called to the house in the Moorfield Estate in Brae at about 0230 BST. | Emergency crews were called to the house in the Moorfield Estate in Brae at about 0230 BST. |
| Five other family and friends were staying in the house and camping in the garden when the fire broke out. | |
| Neighbours tried to gain entry to the house, but the flames and intense heat forced them back. | |
| The baby's father was taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick and was then transferred to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was said to be in a "serious" condition. | |
| In a statement, the family said: "We are shocked and devastated at the loss of our beautiful baby daughter Annalise. | In a statement, the family said: "We are shocked and devastated at the loss of our beautiful baby daughter Annalise. |
| "We find it too difficult at this time to put into words the loss we all feel." | "We find it too difficult at this time to put into words the loss we all feel." |
| Police said the cause of the fire was unknown and a full forensic investigation was being carried out. | Police said the cause of the fire was unknown and a full forensic investigation was being carried out. |