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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. |
| Lewis Jenkins, aged seven, and his brother, Taylor, five, were found by firefighters at the terraced home in Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, on Saturday. | |
| Their mother, named by neighbours as Denise Goldsmith, 29, wept as she went to the scene to lay flowers on Sunday. | Their mother, named by neighbours as Denise Goldsmith, 29, wept as she went to the scene to lay flowers on Sunday. |
| She did not comment on the deaths of the boys and had to be restrained by her family from entering the house. | |
| Ms Goldsmith was treated in hospital for minor burns after the fire and released later the same day. | Ms Goldsmith was treated in hospital for minor burns after the fire and released later the same day. |
| 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 Jason Maynard said he was one of a number of people who tried to rescue the boys from the fire on Saturday afternoon. |
| "I heard screaming and the sound of breaking glass," said Mr Maynard, 35. | "I heard screaming and the sound of breaking glass," said Mr Maynard, 35. |
| "Me and my brother, Gary, ran over and could see the place was on fire. | "Me and my brother, Gary, ran over and could see the place was on fire. |
| "The mother was already outside and was screaming for someone to go in and get her kids. | "The mother was already outside and was screaming for someone to go in and get her kids. |
| Investigators are working to establish the cause of the fire | |
| "We could see the kitchen going up but we couldn't get in, there were flames everywhere. | "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." | "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. | 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. | "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. |
| 'Tragic accident' | '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." |
| 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. | 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. |
| "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 the thoughts and prayers of the emergency services were with the family. | 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 investigation | Chief Inspector Dick Coates speaks about the investigation |