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| Triple fatal fire probe continues | Triple fatal fire probe continues |
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| Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire which killed three family members in Doncaster, leaving a five-year-old girl orphaned. | |
| Mark Colley, 29, Michelle Colley, 25, and their three-year-old son Lewis died in hospital shortly after the fire in South Street, Highfield, on Sunday. | |
| Police confirmed that all three had died from smoke inhalation. | |
| Their daughter Sophie is in a critical but stable condition at Sheffield Children's Hospital. | |
| Neighbours said Mrs Colley had been due to give birth in just two weeks' time. | |
| Police said there were no suggestions that the fire was started deliberately. | Police said there were no suggestions that the fire was started deliberately. |
| A South Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said: "The fire was so severe the investigation is not straightforward because a lot of the house has been destroyed. | A South Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said: "The fire was so severe the investigation is not straightforward because a lot of the house has been destroyed. |
| "We're still not certain what caused it, but one of the fire officers said it was unlikely to be cooking-related because the kitchen was the one area not involved in the blaze." | "We're still not certain what caused it, but one of the fire officers said it was unlikely to be cooking-related because the kitchen was the one area not involved in the blaze." |
| Woman's screams | Woman's screams |
| Local residents called the fire service after the blaze started in the ground floor of the terrace house. | Local residents called the fire service after the blaze started in the ground floor of the terrace house. |
| Jordan Fisher, 17, who lives nearby, described how neighbours tried to rescue the family. | Jordan Fisher, 17, who lives nearby, described how neighbours tried to rescue the family. |
| He said: "We heard screaming and smelt smoke so we went up the street to see what was happening. | He said: "We heard screaming and smelt smoke so we went up the street to see what was happening. |
| "The woman was screaming, 'my kids are in here, my kids are in here'. Everyone was trying to get her to throw the kids out but then she disappeared." | "The woman was screaming, 'my kids are in here, my kids are in here'. Everyone was trying to get her to throw the kids out but then she disappeared." |
| Local councillor David Hughes said the woman who died in the fire had been expecting a child in two weeks. | Local councillor David Hughes said the woman who died in the fire had been expecting a child in two weeks. |
| He said: "This has absolutely shocked me, I still feel sick." | He said: "This has absolutely shocked me, I still feel sick." |
| A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the property was so badly damaged in the fire officers had been unable to tell if the family had had working smoke alarms. | A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the property was so badly damaged in the fire officers had been unable to tell if the family had had working smoke alarms. |