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| Kirton house fire: One dead and two injured | |
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| One person has died and two more have been taken to hospital after a fire at a house in Lincolnshire. | One person has died and two more have been taken to hospital after a fire at a house in Lincolnshire. |
| The blaze broke out at a property in Pear Tree Road, Kirton, near Boston, at about 03:00 GMT. | The blaze broke out at a property in Pear Tree Road, Kirton, near Boston, at about 03:00 GMT. |
| Lincolnshire Police said the injuries suffered by those taken to hospital are not thought to be life threatening. | Lincolnshire Police said the injuries suffered by those taken to hospital are not thought to be life threatening. |
| A force spokesman said the cause of the fire was under investigation. Police have not yet released any details about those involved. | A force spokesman said the cause of the fire was under investigation. Police have not yet released any details about those involved. |
| The first floor and roof of the house were gutted in the fire. | The first floor and roof of the house were gutted in the fire. |
| Lincolnshire Police has said that due to the ferocity of the fire it may take "a number of days" to complete its investigation and establish how the fire started. | |
| The force has appealed for information about the occupants of the house and asked for any witnesses to come forward. | |
| David Danby, the chair of Kirton Parish Council and local resident said he woke shortly after 03:10. | |
| "By about 03.30 the whole of the top floor was ablaze," he said. | "By about 03.30 the whole of the top floor was ablaze," he said. |
| "The fire service got there as quick as they could but it had caught hold and it just shows you how quickly a fire can spread." | "The fire service got there as quick as they could but it had caught hold and it just shows you how quickly a fire can spread." |