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| Boy, 2, found alone during fire | Boy, 2, found alone during fire |
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| A two-year-old has been taken into the care of social services after being found alone when firefighters were called to a fire in a kitchen. | |
| The boy was rescued from a first floor room at the maisonette in Deptford, south London, on Friday morning. | The boy was rescued from a first floor room at the maisonette in Deptford, south London, on Friday morning. |
| The child was taken to hospital for medical checks, before being taken away to be cared for by social services. | The child was taken to hospital for medical checks, before being taken away to be cared for by social services. |
| The boy's mother, said to be in her 40s, was arrested and later bailed on suspicion of child neglect. | The boy's mother, said to be in her 40s, was arrested and later bailed on suspicion of child neglect. |
| One theory being investigated is that the child's mother left the child alone in the property, with a pan boiling on the cooker, while she went shopping. | One theory being investigated is that the child's mother left the child alone in the property, with a pan boiling on the cooker, while she went shopping. |
| A neighbour said the landlady told him she had seen a pan on the stove after the child was rescued. | A neighbour said the landlady told him she had seen a pan on the stove after the child was rescued. |
| A 45-year-old man, thought to be a member of the public who tried to get into the maisonette to help the child, was treated in hospital for the effects of breathing smoke. | A 45-year-old man, thought to be a member of the public who tried to get into the maisonette to help the child, was treated in hospital for the effects of breathing smoke. |