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A seven-year-old boy has died and his mother and two other children are in hospital after a house fire in Leeds. | A seven-year-old boy has died and his mother and two other children are in hospital after a house fire in Leeds. |
Police said the boy's mother tried to save him from the fire which broke out at an address in Brompton Terrace in the Beeston area at about 2242 GMT. | Police said the boy's mother tried to save him from the fire which broke out at an address in Brompton Terrace in the Beeston area at about 2242 GMT. |
The 37-year-old managed to rescue the boy's eight-year-old brother and six-month-old sister. It is understood the eldest boy raised the alarm. | |
It is thought the fire was started by an electrical fault. | It is thought the fire was started by an electrical fault. |
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said officers and firefighters were called to the scene and the boy's body was recovered from the house. | |
He said the mother was being treated for smoke inhalation and her other two children were not thought to be seriously hurt. | |
He added: "Enquiries are ongoing but the blaze is not thought to be suspicious." |