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| Boy dies in suspicious house fire | Boy dies in suspicious house fire |
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| A fire at a Northamptonshire family home in which a three-year-old boy died is being treated as suspicious. | A fire at a Northamptonshire family home in which a three-year-old boy died is being treated as suspicious. |
| A man, a woman and two other children escaped from the blaze which broke out in the early hours at the house in Fulmer Lane, Wellingborough. | A man, a woman and two other children escaped from the blaze which broke out in the early hours at the house in Fulmer Lane, Wellingborough. |
| They were taken to hospital suffering from the effects of breathing in smoke. | |
| A fire service spokesman said crews found flames ripping through every part of the ground and first floors and shooting out of the roof. | |
| Luke Hodson, of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, said four people had managed to get themselves out before the emergency services arrived. | Luke Hodson, of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, said four people had managed to get themselves out before the emergency services arrived. |
| Roof collapsed | Roof collapsed |
| He said: "At that point we knew there was another person in the property. | He said: "At that point we knew there was another person in the property. |
| "During the rescue attempt the roof collapsed and the firefighters couldn't access the property because of the holes in the floor." | "During the rescue attempt the roof collapsed and the firefighters couldn't access the property because of the holes in the floor." |
| John Russell, who lives next door to the family, said he was woken by the sound of screaming and the flames from the house next door. | John Russell, who lives next door to the family, said he was woken by the sound of screaming and the flames from the house next door. |
| He said: "I did hear somebody say 'climb out the bedroom window'. The child must have climbed out on to the roof." | He said: "I did hear somebody say 'climb out the bedroom window'. The child must have climbed out on to the roof." |
| He added: "It was horrendous. You couldn't see anything but flames gushing out of both windows." | He added: "It was horrendous. You couldn't see anything but flames gushing out of both windows." |
| A Northamptonshire Police spokesman confirmed the fire was being treated as suspicious and an investigation would be carried out. | A Northamptonshire Police spokesman confirmed the fire was being treated as suspicious and an investigation would be carried out. |