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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, which 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 was taken to Luton and Dunstable Hospital with 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. |
| One resident, who asked not to be named, told BBC Three Counties Radio how she had tried to rescue the little girl from the burning house. | |
| She said she had been driving her car through the estate when she saw a glow in the window of the burning house. | |
| Helped father | |
| The woman said she managed to help the father get two of the children out. | |
| The smoke just blew me back. I couldn't save her Local resident | |
| Then the father told her the little girl was on the second floor. | |
| "I couldn't get there,' the woman said. | |
| "The smoke just blew me back. I couldn't save her." | |
| 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. | 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. |
| "They were pushed backwards and forced to fight the fire from the outside at that time until more help arrived," he said. | "They were pushed backwards and forced to fight the fire from the outside at that time until more help arrived," he said. |
| "Once additional crews arrived we got in and very quickly searched and tragically found a young girl deceased in the house." | "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." | 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. |