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Fire and police investigators are combing a house in East Sussex where two young brothers died in a blaze.Fire and police investigators are combing a house in East Sussex where two young brothers died in a blaze.
The boys, five and seven, were found by firefighters at the terraced home in Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, on Saturday.The boys, five and seven, were found by firefighters at the terraced home in Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, on Saturday.
Their mother, named by neighbours as Denise Goldsmith, 29, was treated in hospital for minor burns and released. Their mother, named by neighbours as Denise Goldsmith, 29, wept as she went to the scene to lay flowers on Sunday.
Floral tributes to "Taylor" and "Lewis" have been laid outside their home. One read: "To Denise, thinking of you all. God bless your babies. RIP." She did not comment on the deaths of the boys, named locally as Taylor and Lewis, and had to be restrained by her family from entering the house.
Neighbours said Ms Goldsmith was screaming for help as smoke billowed from house. Ms Goldsmith was treated in hospital for minor burns after the fire and released later the same day.
It is thought some neighbours tried in vain to rescue the boys from the fire, which broke out on Saturday afternoon. 'Mother screaming'
'Very upset' Neighbour Jason Maynard said he was one of a number of people who tried to rescue the boys from the fire on Saturday afternoon.
Neighbour Julie James said the brothers were pupils at nearby Shinewater Primary School. "I heard screaming and the sound of breaking glass," said Mr Maynard, 35.
"They were at school with my children, although they were in different years so they didn't know them," she said. "Me and my brother, Gary, ran over and could see the place was on fire.
"It's a tragic story really, everyone round here is very upset." "The mother was already outside and was screaming for someone to go in and get her kids.
Floral tributes have been left at the house
"We could see the kitchen going up but we couldn't get in, there were flames everywhere.
"We couldn't hear the boys - she thought they were under the stairs."
Neighbour Julie James said her children were fellow pupils of the brothers at nearby Shinewater Primary School.
"It's a tragic story really, everyone round here is very upset," she said.
Head teacher John Greenwood said in a statement that everyone at the school was shocked.Head teacher John Greenwood said in a statement that everyone at the school was shocked.
"Both boys will be very sadly missed and the family will need space to grieve and try to come to terms with what has happened," he said."Both boys will be very sadly missed and the family will need space to grieve and try to come to terms with what has happened," he said.
Floral tributes have been left at the house 'Tragic accident'
"This will obviously have a profound effect on the school and the local community and we will be working with the local authority in supporting the pupils, staff and parents in any way we can.""This will obviously have a profound effect on the school and the local community and we will be working with the local authority in supporting the pupils, staff and parents in any way we can."
The house was guarded by police officers overnight, with more arriving at the property on Sunday morning. Speaking outside the house on Sunday, Ch Insp Dick Coates said: "We have a team of detectives working on it, but at the present time there is nothing overly suspicious about the cause of the fire.
Chief Insp Dick Coates said there were no early indications as to how the fire had started.
"We have a team of detectives working on it but at the present time there is nothing overly suspicious about the cause of the fire."
"Initial indications do not suggest anything other than this being a tragic accident.""Initial indications do not suggest anything other than this being a tragic accident."
He said officers would be at the scene for several days, and that police would have a clearer idea how the fire had started by Monday or Tuesday.He said officers would be at the scene for several days, and that police would have a clearer idea how the fire had started by Monday or Tuesday.
He said Ms Goldsmith was being cared for by her family and the thoughts and prayers of the police were with them. He said the thoughts and prayers of the emergency services were with the family.
Post-mortem examinations on the boys have yet to be carried out.Post-mortem examinations on the boys have yet to be carried out.
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Chief Inspector Dick Coates speaks about the investigationChief Inspector Dick Coates speaks about the investigation