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Girl, four, dies in fire at house Girl, four, dies in fire at house
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A four-year-old girl has died in a house fire in Bedfordshire.A four-year-old girl has died in a house fire in Bedfordshire.
Two other children were also injured in the blaze that broke out at about 2200 BST in Barleycorn Close, Leighton Buzzard, on Thursday. Two other children were also injured in the blaze, which broke out at about 2200 BST in Barleycorn Close, Leighton Buzzard, on Thursday.
An adult was also hurt in the fire and is being treated at Luton and Dunstable Hospital for smoke inhalation. An adult was also hurt in the fire and was taken to Luton and Dunstable Hospital with smoke inhalation.
The injured children have since been discharged from hospital and police have begun an investigation into the cause of the blaze.The injured children have since been discharged from hospital and police have begun an investigation into the cause of the blaze.
'Very tragic''Very tragic'
Gary Sanderson, of East of England Ambulance Service, said the child was found dead at the scene. Simon Jones from the Bedfordshire Fire Service said that when the first crew arrived they were confronted with an extremely severe fire, particularly on the ground floor.
"Our thoughts are with the family of the child that's been involved," he said. "They were pushed backwards and forced to fight the fire from the outside at that time until more help arrived," he said.
"It's very tragic." "Once additional crews arrived we got in and very quickly searched and tragically found a young girl deceased in the house."
Gary Sanderson, of East of England Ambulance Service, said: "Our thoughts are with the family of the child that's been involved."
An investigation is being carried out by officers from Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service, Bedfordshire Police and the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.An investigation is being carried out by officers from Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service, Bedfordshire Police and the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.