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| Seven-year-old dies in house fire | Seven-year-old dies in house fire |
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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. | 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 house and the boy's body was recovered from an attic bedroom. | |
| He said the boy's mother and her two other children were being treated for smoke inhalation. | |
| The spokesman added: "Enquiries are ongoing but the fire is not being treated as suspicious." |